Carver 9th Grade Academy

Carver 9th Grade Academy operates as a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Dothan, Alabama, run under Dothan City. Current enrollment sits at 583 students spanning grade 9.

Across the 16 schools in Dothan City (8,220 students total), Carver 9th Grade Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Carver 9th Grade Academy shows that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for Houston County shows median household income runs about $58,626, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carver 9th Grade Academy is one of 35 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students).

The closest other public school is Faine Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Carver 9th Grade Academy operates from an inner-city location.

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