Total enrollment
8,220
+189 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Dothan City
Alabama · 8,220 students · 1 city
Across Dothan City (Alabama), 18 public K-12 schools serve approximately 8,220 students, an average of 457 per school.
4-year change in Dothan City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
+2 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dothan City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #101 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,220 | #24 of 143 | #1,145 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #18 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #106 of 143 | #7,647 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.2% | #36 of 143 | #1,928 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #38 of 127 | #2,098 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dothan City
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology at 79.7% proficient to Girard Elementary School at 14.8%, a gap of 64.9 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 6,096 to 6,194 students (up 2%) and from 314 to 343 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan High School | Dothan | High | 10-12 | 1,588 |
| Dothan Preparatory Academy | Dothan | Middle | 07-08 | 1,034 |
| Carver 9th Grade Academy | Dothan | High | 09-09 | 583 |
| Kelly Springs Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 516 |
| Highlands Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 501 |
| Hidden Lake Primary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-02 | 476 |
| Dothan 6th Grade Center | Dothan | Middle | 06-06 | 449 |
| Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology | Dothan | Elementary | 03-06 | 429 |
| Selma Street Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| Heard Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 389 |
| Morris Slingluff Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 381 |
| Girard Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | KG-05 | 380 |
| Beverlye Intermediate School | Dothan | Elementary | 03-05 | 338 |
| Faine Elementary School | Dothan | Elementary | PK-05 | 326 |
| Dothan City Virtual School | Dothan | High | 07-12 | 226 |
| Dothan City Early Education Center | Dothan | Elementary | PK-PK | 183 |
| Dothan Technology Center | Dothan | High | 10-12 | · |
| PASS Academy | Dothan | High | 07-12 | · |
About Dothan City
As an average-sized district in Alabama, Dothan City educates 8,220 students across 18 schools.
On the school-mix side, Dothan City is built around 11 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 457 in this district, noticeably below the Alabama typical of 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,220 students, stayed largely flat from the 8,031 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 14 to 16 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Dothan City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.