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Albany High School998 / 1,038

Albany Middle School623 / 781

Alice Coachman Elementary School372 / 612

Dougherty Comprehensive High School959 / 1,116

Jackson Heights Elementary School463 / 736

Lake Park Elementary School557 / 591

Lamar Reese Magnet School of the Arts573 / 559

Merry Acres Middle School889 / 1,016

Monroe High School1,247 / 1,244

Morningside Elementary School455 / 522

Northside Elementary School449 / 531

Radium Springs Elementary School555 / 730

Radium Springs Magnet School of the Arts 737 / 861

Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School 557 / 522

Sherwood Acres Elementary School 853 / 858

Sylvester Road Elementary School 479 / 0

Turner Elementary School 548 / 621

West Town Elementary School 444 / 481

WestoverHigh School 1,129 / 1,298

Southside Middle School 447 / 693

Lincoln Elementary Magnet School 904 / 894

Live Oak Elementary School 511 / 716

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elem. School 560 / 617

Magnolia Elementary School 468 / 0

International Studies Elem. Charter School456 / 441

Dougherty Middle School528 / 0

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JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS ENROLLMENTThe 27 schools in the Jackson-Madison County School System are, on average, at 60 percent capacity. Because of this, the school system began Vision 2020, an initiative to close schools and redirect money saved to the classroom.

West Middle School700 / 424

Malesus Elementary School440 / 366

Denmark Elementary School500 / 304

South Side High School1,125 / 760

Liberty Tech High School1,075 / 827

North Side High School1,400 / 1,032 Nova Elementary

School280 / 397

East Elementary School600 / 408

Thelma Barker Elementary School680 / 704

Northeast Middle School790 / 790

Madison Academic High School775 / 530

Jackson Careers and Technology Elementary School660 / 361

Beech Bluff Elementary School300 / 246

Isaac Lane Elementary School580 / 450

Arlington Elementary School

660 / 601

Rose Hill Middle School700 / 443

Tigrett Middle School

630 / 471

South Elementary School480 / 295

The Montessori School at

Bemis540 / 376

ALBANY

Pope Elementary School560 / 445

Andrew Jackson Elementary

School560 / 540 Alexander

Elementary School

420 / 324

JACKSON

North Parkway Middle School790 / 509

Lincoln Elementary School480 / 373 Jackson

Central-Merry High School1,150 / 557

ENROLLMENT BEFORE, AFTER SCHOOL CLOSURES IN DOUGHERTYIn 2013, Dougherty County School System in Georgia closed three schools, sending those students to other buildings around the system. The district saved $2 million per year as a result of the closures.

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