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How has Dora High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
476
High
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001311
Dora High School
330 Glenn C Gant Cir, Dora, AL 35062 · (205) 648-6863 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
292 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dora High School
Dora High School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora High School this school | 476 | 61.3% | 26.1% |
| Falkville High School Falkville | 467 | 63.6% | 26.8% |
| Gaston High School Gadsden | 380 | 63.9% | 24.1% |
| Colbert Heights High School Tuscumbia | 467 | 56.5% | 33.8% |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Brindlee Mountain High School Guntersville | 496 | 58.5% | 31.5% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dora High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #169 of 305 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #221 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #143 of 305 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #187 of 319 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #186 of 307 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #236 of 307 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #117 of 317 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #115 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 61% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 70% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 29.5 | 17.6:1 | 52% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 61% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 66% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 37% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 26 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dora High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (519 to 476); teachers down 8% (29.5 to 27).
About Dora High School
A small high school in Dora, Alabama, Dora High School is part of Walker County. The school's enrollment of 476 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Walker County is the local district for Dora High School. It runs 17 schools with 7,091 students.
Federal enrollment data show Dora High School is 86% White. It is also 10% Black and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Walker County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. That matches the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dora High School is 13.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.1% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Census Bureau estimates for Walker County show that the median household income is $56,509, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Dora High School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Dora High School is Sumiton Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Dora High School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Dora High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 477 students in 2020-21 and 476 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The Dora High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Other schools in Dora
- Bagley Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Corner High SchoolHigh · 492 students
Other Dora High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Dora High. Dora High School is the largest of the 3.
Nearby schools
- Sumiton Middle School0.4 mi · 476
- Sumiton Elementary School0.6 mi · 720
- Bagley Elementary School4.1 mi · 550
- Corner High School5.5 mi · 492
- West Jefferson Elementary School6.7 mi · 111
- Cordova Elementary School6.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Dora High SchoolHow many students attend Dora High School?
Dora High School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dora High School serve?
Dora High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Dora High School have?
Dora High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dora High School?
At Dora High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dora High School?
Dora High School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.