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| Dougherty Comprehensive High School | |
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1800 Pearce Ave. United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°34′02″N 84°06′06″W / 31.567274°N 84.101788°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence" |
| Established | 1963 |
| Oversight | Dougherty County School System |
| Principal | Jerry Sanders |
| Teaching staff | 67.00 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,204[1] (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.97[1] |
| Campus | Open |
| Color(s) | Maroon, silver and white [2] |
| Mascot | Trojan[2] |
| Nickname | DCHS |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,[3] Georgia Accrediting Commission[4] |
| Yearbook | Dohiscan |
| Network | Partnership with Albany State University |
| Website | Dougherty High School |
Dougherty Comprehensive High School is a four-year secondary school located in Albany, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dougherty County School System, along with Monroe Comprehensive High School and Westover Comprehensive High School. It was founded in 1963.
DCHS enrolls about 869 students. The student body is 94% African-American, 4% Caucasian, and 2% of other races.
DCHS is a Title I school, with approximately 86% economically disadvantaged students and 7% with disabilities.
Dougherty High is the first and only high school in the Dougherty County School System to be under the charter school system to implement the International Baccalaureate Program, starting in the 2008-2009 school year.
The school colors are maroon, silver and white. The school mascot is the Trojan.
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