Douglas County School System
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Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

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Douglas County School District is a public school district in Douglas County
Douglas County, Georgia
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, USA, based in Douglasville
Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

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. It serves the communities of Austell
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The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

, Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs, Georgia
Lithia Springs is an unincorporated area, formerly incorporated as a city, located in northeastern Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,072. The city is named for its historic Lithia Springs springs.Incorporated in 1882, Lithia...

, Villa Rica
Villa Rica, Georgia
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Winston is an unincorporated community, formerly incorporated as a city, in southwestern Douglas County, Georgia, United States.Winston is assigned the United States Postal Service ZIP code 30187....

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. The Douglas County School District is the seventeenth largest district in Georgia.

The School District Central Administrative Offices are located in Douglas County
Douglas County, Georgia
Douglas County, Georgia has been experiencing numerous natural disasters over the most recent decades. Being located in the South Eastern United States the county experiences strong storms and tornadoes often because of its location in Dixie Alley....

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. In this building, students who have graduated can access their records and transcripts. All major decisions about the schools are held at the School Central Administrative building.

Board of Education

The Board of Education consists of five members representing places in the county. The Members are elected at large and serve a term of four years. The Board of Education meets twice monthly, except during the months of January and July, on the first and third Tuesdays.

Schools

, the Douglas County School District has twenty one elementary schools, eight middle schools, and five high schools.

21 elementary schools

  • Annette Winn Elementary School
  • Arbor Station Elementary School
  • Beulah Elementary School
  • Bill Arp Elementary School
  • Bright Star Elementary School
  • Burnett Elementary School
  • Chapel Hill Elementary School
  • Dorsett Shoals Elementary School
  • East Side Elementary School
  • Factory Shoals Elementary School
  • Holly Springs Elementary School
  • Lithia Springs Elementary School
  • Mason Creek Elementary School
  • Mirror Lake Elementary School
  • Mt. Carmel Elementary School
  • Mt. Vernon Elementary School (Opens in August 2012)
  • New Manchester Elementary School
  • North Douglas Elementary School
  • South Douglas Elementary School
  • Sweetwater Elementary School
  • Winston Elementary School


8 middle schools

  • Chapel Hill Middle School
  • Chestnut Log Middle School
  • Factory Shoals Middle School
  • Fairplay Middle School
  • Mason Creek Middle School
  • Stewart Middle School
  • Turner Middle School
    Turner Middle School
    Turner Middle School is located at 7101 Turner Drive, Lithia Springs, GA next to Lithia Springs Elementary off of S. Sweetwater Rd. Turner Middle School has an attendance of 615-850 students from Beulah Elementary, Annette Winn Elementary, Sweetwater Elementary, Lithia Springs Elementary, and North...

  • Yeager Middle School


5 high schools

  • Alexander High School
    Robert S. Alexander High School
    Robert S. Alexander High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. It is the Third high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-History:...

  • Chapel Hill High School
    Chapel Hill High School (Douglasville, Georgia)
    Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia. It became the fourth high school in the Douglas County School District when it opened in 1999 and is known in the area for its strong academic performance and athletic teams.-History:...

  • Douglas County High School
    Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia)
    Douglas County High School, also known as Douglas County Comprehensive High School, is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. It was the first high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-History:...

  • Lithia Springs High School
    Lithia Springs High School
    Lithia Springs High School is a public high school located on East County Line Road, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School...

  • New Manchester High School
    New Manchester High School
    New Manchester High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States just opened this year 2011. It is the fifth high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-Location:...


Specific schools

South Douglas Elementary School

The school is located in a community named Fairplay. The principal is Mr. Duffey and the school has a total of 538 students in grades Pre-K to 5th grade. The new South Douglas building was built in 1992. It was the first school in Douglas County to start an After School Program and the first to use the Reading First Program. The colors for the school are red and white and the mascot is the Bear Cub.

Douglas County High School

The first high school to open in Douglas County, built in the early 1880s. Most of the school was rebuilt due to a fire in the early 1990s, reopening in 1992. Douglas County has over 2000 students. The school offers over 40 club, extra curricular activities and sports. The school offering the International Baccalaureate Program. It has a graphic arts program which allows students to make sports shirts, teacher notepads, absentee notices etc.

Douglas County High Schools teams are the Douglas County Tigers, competing in the Georgia High School Association AAAA classification. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, fast-pitch softball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. The schools colors are navy blue and gold.

Alexander High School

Built to relieve overpopulation between Douglas County High School and Lithia Springs High school, Alexander High School opened for the 1986-1987 school year. The school's namesake, Robert S. Alexander, was an employee of the Douglas County School System.Alexander High School teams are known as the Alexander Cougars and compete in the Georgia High School Association AAAA classification. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, fast-pitch softball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. The schools colors are red and black.

Lithia Springs High School

Lithia Springs High School is a public high school located on East County Line Road, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School. It was the second high school to open in the Douglas County School District. Until December 2nd, 1975, Douglas County had only one high school, Douglas County High School, which opened in the late 1930s. By 1974 the secondary school population had grown to over 3,000 students, far too many for the existing buildings of DCHS to accommodate in a regular school day. So beginning in August 1974, the county had to resort to double sessions. This meant that those students designated to attend Lithia Springs HS would attend the afternoon session, starting at about 11:00 and going until about 5:30. Construction and weather problems delayed the grand opening of LSHS until December, 1975.
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