Dothan City Virtual School

Located at 323 W Selma Street, in Dothan, Alabama, Dothan City Virtual School is a tiny senior high that hosts 226 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within Dothan City. That puts it 67% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

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

On demographics, Dothan City Virtual School records that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% White, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Houston County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, Houston County reports that median household income runs about $58,626, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Dothan City Virtual School is one of 35 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dothan Preparatory Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Dothan City Virtual School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.