Dooly County High School

Set in Vienna, Georgia, Dooly County High School is a tiny four-year high school, part of Dooly County. It educates 329 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 71% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Dooly County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,067 students. Dooly County High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dooly County High School records that 66% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 26% Hispanic, 6% White. By comparison, Dooly County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Dooly County High School shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dooly County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Dooly County High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.8%; this one comes in at 10.5%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dooly County indicate median household income runs about $60,987, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dooly County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,067 students), Dooly County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dooly County Prep Academy, roughly 1.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dooly County High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 16.9%.

Dooly County High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 340 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 26% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.