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Enrollment
1,958
High
DISTRICT 1,758 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186000864
Douglas County High School
8705 Campbellton St, Douglasville, GA 30134 · (770) 651-6500 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,958 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Georgia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,376 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 557 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 504 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 462 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 435 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
32.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 5 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Douglas County High School
Douglas County High School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County High School this school | 1,958 | 70.3% | 29.0% |
| McEachern High School Powder Springs | 2,175 | 69.3% | 37.0% |
| New Manchester High School Douglasville | 1,894 | 65.6% | 27.0% |
| Stockbridge High School Stockbridge | 1,456 | 67.5% | 15.8% |
| South Gwinnett High School Snellville | 2,639 | 67.0% | 27.9% |
| Heritage High School Conyers | 1,788 | 75.0% | 20.9% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Douglas County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #269 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #237 of 417 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,958 | #73 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #298 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #282 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #225 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #168 of 168 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,958
-37 (-2%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,252
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,958 | 114 | 17.2:1 | 70% (1,376) |
| 2023-24 | 1,907 | 112.4 | 17.0:1 | 73% (1,386) |
| 2022-23 | 1,969 | 107.4 | 18.3:1 | 63% (1,242) |
| 2020-21 | 1,995 | 111 | 18.0:1 | 53% (1,060) |
| 2017-18 | 1,959 | 111.2 | 17.6:1 | 63% (1,226) |
| 2015-16 | 1,895 | 102 | 18.6:1 | 60% (1,135) |
| 2010-11 | 2,168 | 115 | 18.9:1 | 61% (1,326) |
| 2000-01 | 1,408 | 81 | 17.4:1 | 24% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 1,252 | 69 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas County High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,959 to 1,958); teachers up 3% (111.2 to 114).
About Douglas County High School
Douglas County High School, located in Douglasville, Georgia, is a large high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,958 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Georgia is roughly 1,120 students; this school is 75% larger than that.
Across its 35 schools, Douglas County enrolls 25,521 students. Douglas County High School is one of those schools.
At Douglas County High School, Black students make up 70% of the student body. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Douglas County is about 50% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. That is higher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 70%. That tracks the 71% average for public schools in Douglas County.
allk12 grades Douglas County High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.0%.
Douglas County census figures show that the median household income is $82,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Douglas County is home to 37 public schools and about 26,121 public school students.
The shortest distance from Douglas County High School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Brighten Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.0%, higher than Douglas County High School's 29.0%.
NCES describes the area around Douglas County High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Douglas County High School was 1,995 in 2020-21 and 1,958 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Douglas County High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Factory Shoals Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other Douglas County High schools
One other US public school is named Douglas County High. Douglas County High School is the largest of the 2.
- Douglas County High SchoolCASTLE ROCK, CO · 1,659 students
Nearby schools
- Brighten Academy1.0 mi · 812
- Stewart Middle School1.1 mi · 533
- Burnett Elementary School1.1 mi · 380
- Eastside Elementary School1.2 mi · 433
- Zest Preparatory Academy School2.0 mi · 209
- Arbor Station Elementary School2.2 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Douglas County High School?
Douglas County High School enrolls approximately 1,958 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Douglas County High School serve?
Douglas County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Douglas County High School have?
Douglas County High School employs 114 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Douglas County High School?
At Douglas County High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 18% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Douglas County High School public or private?
Douglas County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.