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Enrollment
1,588
High
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOTHAN CITY·NCES 010123001501
Dothan High School
3209 Reeves St, Dothan, AL 36303 · (334) 794-1410 · Houston County
GRADES 10–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,588 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Alabama public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
976 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 10 | 613 | 39% |
| Grade 11 | 511 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 464 | 29% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
29.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
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 Dothan High School
Dothan High School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan High School this school | 1,588 | 61.5% | 26.4% |
| Opelika High School Opelika | 1,590 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Central High School Phenix City | 1,579 | 56.4% | 26.0% |
| Calera High Calera | 1,018 | 56.9% | 22.0% |
| Hueytown High School Hueytown | 1,200 | 66.0% | 12.4% |
| Lee High School Huntsville | 877 | 59.7% | 20.9% |
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 Dothan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #164 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #156 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #160 of 305 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,588 | #19 of 319 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #247 of 307 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #75 of 307 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #116 of 317 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #28 of 130 | 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
1,588
-36 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,491
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,588 | 84 | 18.9:1 | 61% (976) |
| 2023-24 | 1,459 | 83 | 17.6:1 | 69% (1,014) |
| 2022-23 | 1,454 | 80 | 18.2:1 | 70% (1,011) |
| 2020-21 | 1,624 | 90 | 18.0:1 | 66% (1,077) |
| 2017-18 | 1,334 | 67.3 | 19.8:1 | 60% (794) |
| 2015-16 | 1,328 | 68 | 19.5:1 | 56% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 1,311 | 63 | 20.8:1 | 49% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 1,151 | 80 | 14.4:1 | 24% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,491 | 69 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dothan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,334 to 1,588); teachers up 25% (67.3 to 84).
About Dothan High School
Dothan High School is a large high school in Dothan, Alabama, administered by Dothan City. The school had 1,588 students in grades 10 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Alabama) has about 682 students.
Dothan High School is a school in Dothan City. The district has 16 schools and 8,220 students.
Black students account for 58% of enrollment at Dothan High School. Other students are 30% White and 9% Hispanic. That is higher than the 27% Black share among all Houston County residents. By the diversity index, Dothan High School comes in at 57%.
With 84 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dothan High School was 18.9:1. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. Dothan High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 61%. That is close to the 63% average for public schools in Houston County.
The allk12 Grade for Dothan High School is B-. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dothan High School is 12.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.4% actual, 39.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
County data help place the school in context: in Houston County, median household income is about $58,626, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Dothan High School is among the 35 public schools in Houston County.
The closest other public school is Morris Slingluff Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Dothan High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,624) and 2024-25 (1,588).
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,140
Census ACS
Median income
$58,626
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dothan City
- Dothan Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 1,034 students
- Carver 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 583 students
- Kelly Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Hidden Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Dothan 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 449 students
Other schools in Dothan
- Dothan Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rehobeth High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Rehobeth Primary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Carver 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 583 students
- Kelly Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School0.9 mi · 381
- Carver 9th Grade Academy2.2 mi · 583
- Faine Elementary School2.4 mi · 326
- Dothan 6th Grade Center2.9 mi · 449
- Girard Elementary School3.0 mi · 380
- Houston County Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Dothan High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dothan High School?
Dothan High School enrolls approximately 1,588 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Dothan High School serve?
Dothan High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dothan High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Dothan High School.
How diverse is Dothan High School?
Dothan High School reports a student body of 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 58% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dothan High School in?
Dothan High School is part of Dothan City.
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