Dothan High School

Dothan High School is a secondary school of sizable scale in Dothan, Alabama, overseen by Dothan City, teacheing 1,588 students in grades 10 through 12. That puts it 133% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Dothan City comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,220 students; Dothan High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Dothan High School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dothan High School has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dothan High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

Around the school, census data for Houston County shows median household earnings sit near $58,626, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Houston County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,127 students), of which Dothan High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morris Slingluff Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dothan High School. On composite proficiency, Dothan High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Dothan High School's enrollment has grew 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,334 (now 1,588). White enrollment moved from 36% to 30% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Dothan High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.