📍 1800 Pearce Ave, Albany, Dougherty County, 31705
Dougherty Comprehensive High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albany, Dougherty County. The school has 1,204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dougherty County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dougherty Comprehensive High School enrolls 1,204 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,089 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 5.1% |
| White | 29 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,204 of the school's 1,204 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,204 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dougherty Comprehensive High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-20, state senate district 12, state house district 153.
Dougherty Comprehensive High School is one of 22 schools in Dougherty County, based in Albany, Georgia. The district serves 12,910 students district-wide and employs 915 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,204 students, Dougherty Comprehensive High School is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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