Total enrollment
6,907
+569 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Houston County
Alabama · 6,907 students · 7 cities
Across 16 public schools, Houston County (Alabama) serves approximately 6,907 K-12 students across 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Houston County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+5 (+56%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Houston County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #22 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,907 | #34 of 143 | #1,368 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #26 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #101 of 143 | #7,605 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.5% | #86 of 143 | #3,400 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #72 of 127 | #3,283 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 Houston County
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Rehobeth Primary School at 75.3% proficient to Ashford High School at 25.5%, a gap of 49.8 points. That is the 21st widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 6,419 to 4,446 students (down 31%) and from 352 to 247 full-time teachers (down 30%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehobeth High School | Dothan | High | 09-12 | 786 |
| Rehobeth Primary School | Dothan | Elementary | PK-03 | 761 |
| Ashford Elementary School | Ashford | Elementary | PK-05 | 668 |
| Wicksburg Elementary School | Newton | Elementary | PK-06 | 636 |
| Rehobeth Elementary School | Rehobeth | Middle | 04-06 | 590 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Cottonwood | Elementary | PK-06 | 502 |
| Wicksburg High School | Newton | High | 07-12 | 461 |
| Webb Elementary School | Webb | Elementary | PK-06 | 419 |
| Ashford High School | Ashford | High | 09-12 | 413 |
| Rehobeth Middle School | Rehobeth | Middle | 07-08 | 408 |
| Cottonwood High School | Cottonwood | High | 07-12 | 379 |
| Houston County High School | Columbia | High | 07-12 | 322 |
| Ashford Middle School | Ashford | Middle | 06-08 | 316 |
| Houston County Virtual Academy | Newton | Combined | 03-12 | 246 |
| Houston County Alternative School | Dothan | Combined | KG-12 | · |
| Houston County Area Vocational Center | Dothan | High | 09-12 | · |
About Houston County
As a mid-sized district in Alabama, Houston County teaches 6,907 students across 16 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Houston County is made up of 5 elementary, 3 middle, 6 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Houston County is about 432, meaningfully below the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 9%: 6,338 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,907 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Houston County opened 5 schools, going from 9 to 14.
On allk12, the community for Houston County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.