Can I use Douglas County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Douglas County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Douglas County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Douglas County?

Start with the 36 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Douglas County Schools & Education

Name: Douglas County, Georgia Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Douglas County, Georgia

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

42/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

89.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

89.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 88.1%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,060

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,405

School Score

42/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 50/100

State Score Position

#109

of 159 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Douglas County

Measured School Summary

Douglas County performs at an average level with a school score of 42/100 and a solid graduation rate of 89.0%.

Funding Context

At $7,060 per pupil, Douglas County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 15% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 0.9 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Douglas County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

36 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

42/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #109 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.

Completion

89.0%

0.9 pts above the state average

Funding context

$7,060

$345 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Douglas County has 36 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Douglas County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

Douglas County carries most of the listed public-school system, with 35 of 36 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#109

of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 8 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Douglas County

Elementary to high school visible

25,802 students

Elementary 21Middle 8High 5Other 1

35 listed schools in this county slice.

State Charter Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy

Elementary school only in this slice

292 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 0Other 0

1 listed school in this county slice.

District reality check

Douglas County is the largest listed district slice, with 35 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Douglas County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Douglas County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Douglas County enrollment reaches 26,000 students across two districts

Education data brief for Douglas County, Georgia.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

Douglas County serves 26,094 students across 36 schools, with the vast majority (25,802) enrolled in the Douglas County district. The county also features one charter school, D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy, which accounts for 292 students. The average school size is 725 students, with Douglas County High School being the largest at 1,969 students. The county’s graduation rate of 89.0% is higher than both the state average of 88.1% and the national average of 87.0%. However, per-pupil spending is $7,060, which is below the Georgia average of $7,405 and significantly lower than the national benchmark of $13,000. The composite school score is 42.3, compared to the state average of 49.6. Schools are predominantly located in suburban locales. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Douglas County

Reported Enrollment

26,094

36 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

6% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary22

Middle8

High5

Other1

2 School Districts in Douglas County

Douglas County

State Charter Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy

1 school

292 students

36 Public Schools in Douglas County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 6 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Douglas County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Douglas County High School	Profile	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30134Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,969
New Manchester High School	Profile	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,894
Alexander High School	Profile	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,823
Chapel Hill High School	Profile	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,609
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	Profile	Douglas County	Lithia Springs, 30122Suburb: Large	9–12	High	1,494
Chapel Hill Middle School	Profile	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	1,098
Mason Creek Middle School	Record	Douglas County	Winston, 30187Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	879
New Manchester Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	848
Factory Shoals Middle School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	840
Brighten Academy	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	KG–8	Charter	800
Turner Middle School	Record	Douglas County	Lithia Springs, 30122Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	740
Chestnut Log Middle School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	726
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Rural: Fringe	KG–5	Primary	649
Bill Arp Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	KG–5	Primary	610
Factory Shoals Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Lithia Springs, 30122Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	605
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Villa Rica, 30180Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	605
Mason Creek Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Winston, 30187Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	593
Holly Springs Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	567
Arbor Station Elementary School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30135Suburb: Large	KG–5	Primary	559
Stewart Middle School	Record	Douglas County	Douglasville, 30134Suburb: Large	6–8	Middle	554

Douglas County High School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30134 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,969 students

New Manchester High School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,894 students

Alexander High School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,823 students

Chapel Hill High School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,609 students

Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School

Douglas County

Lithia Springs, 30122 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High1,494 students

Chapel Hill Middle School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

Profile6–8Middle1,098 students

Mason Creek Middle School

Douglas County

Winston, 30187 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle879 students

New Manchester Elementary School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary848 students

Factory Shoals Middle School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle840 students

Brighten Academy

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

RecordKG–8Charter800 students

Turner Middle School

Douglas County

Lithia Springs, 30122 / Suburb: Large

Record6–8Middle740 students

Chestnut Log Middle School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

Record6–8Middle726 students

Chapel Hill Elementary School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary649 students

Bill Arp Elementary School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

RecordKG–5Primary610 students

Factory Shoals Elementary School

Douglas County

Lithia Springs, 30122 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary605 students

Mirror Lake Elementary School

Douglas County

Villa Rica, 30180 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary605 students

Mason Creek Elementary School

Douglas County

Winston, 30187 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary593 students

Holly Springs Elementary School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary567 students

Arbor Station Elementary School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30135 / Suburb: Large

RecordKG–5Primary559 students

Stewart Middle School

Douglas County

Douglasville, 30134 / Suburb: Large

Record6–8Middle554 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$7,060

State avg $7,405

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Georgia counties have the highest graduation rates?

Oconee County (98.0%), Bleckley County (97.0%), and Haralson County (97.0%) currently lead Georgia among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Georgia?

Across Georgia counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,405. The highest current county values are Towns County ($10,107), Burke County ($9,829), and Quitman County ($9,756). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Douglas County?

Douglas County has a school score of 42/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Douglas County?

The high school graduation rate in Douglas County is 89.0%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Douglas County spend per student?

Douglas County spends $7,060 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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