Dothan City Early Education Center

As a very small primary school in Dothan, Alabama, Dothan City Early Education Center works with 183 students from grade pre-K, overseen by Dothan City. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 16 schools in Dothan City (8,220 students total), Dothan City Early Education Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dothan City Early Education Center shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dothan City Early Education Center logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household earnings sit near $58,626, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students), Dothan City Early Education Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Heard Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

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