Editing Albany, Georgia (section)

===Public schools===
The [[Dougherty County School System]] operates a system of five learning centers, fourteen public elementary schools, four public middle schools, three public high schools, and one alternative school. All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC). The system had an enrollment in 2009–2010 of 15,838 students being taught by 1,070 teachers and 198 support and administrative personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dougherty.k12.ga.us/schools/schools.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323063310/http://www.dougherty.k12.ga.us/schools/schools.htm|url-status=dead|title=Dougherty County School System|archive-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref>

The following schools have distinctions:
* Alice Coachman Elementary School: 2009 National Blue Ribbon School, 2009 "No Excuses School" (Georgia Public Policy Foundation)
* Lincoln Elementary Magnet School: 2009–2010 Governor's Office of Students Achievement Bronze Award for Highest Percentage of Students Meeting & Exceeding Standards on the CRCT
* International Studies Elementary Charter School: Title 1 Distinguished School (10 consecutive years making AYP)
* Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School: 2009–2010 Governor's Office of Students Achievement Gold Award for Highest Percentage of Students Meeting & Exceeding Standards on the CRCT