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Enrollment
727
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 010000600878
Douglas High School
225 Eagle Drive, Douglas, AL 35964 · (256) 593-2810 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
471 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 195 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 182 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 169 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
32.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.4%
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 17 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Douglas High School
Douglas High School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas High School this school | 727 | 64.8% | 29.9% |
| Boaz High School Boaz | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
| Fort Payne High School Fort Payne | 1,106 | 62.2% | 27.7% |
| West Morgan High School Trinity | 476 | 66.8% | 13.6% |
| Susan Moore High School Blountsville | 440 | 64.1% | 20.3% |
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 Douglas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #129 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #162 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #141 of 305 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #108 of 319 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #289 of 307 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #95 of 307 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #96 of 317 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #18 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
727
+81 (+13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 727 | 35.3 | 20.6:1 | 65% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 33.8 | 20.5:1 | 49% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 34.3 | 19.7:1 | 50% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 30 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 30.9 | 19.1:1 | 73% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 71% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 65% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 28% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (591 to 727); teachers up 14% (30.9 to 35.3).
About Douglas High School
Students in Douglas, Alabama, attend Douglas High School, a mid-sized high school. The school has 727 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
Douglas High School is a school in Marshall County. The district has 14 schools and 6,494 students.
At Douglas High School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Smaller groups are 47% Hispanic. County-wide, 79% of Marshall County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school lists 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. A total of 471 students, or 65%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.9% at Douglas High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.9%.
In Marshall County, the median household earns about $62,571 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Marshall County, 37 public schools serve about 19,416 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Douglas High School from the closest public school, Douglas Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Douglas High School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 29.9% versus a 38.6% average.
Douglas High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 13%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Douglas High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Asbury High SchoolHigh · 659 students
- Robert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · 613 students
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Douglas Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
Other schools in Douglas
- Robert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · 613 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Douglas Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
Other Douglas High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Douglas High. Douglas High School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Douglas High SchoolMinden, NV · 1,510 students
- Douglas High SchoolDOUGLAS, AZ · 1,288 students
- Douglas High School - 03Box Elder, SD · 739 students
- Douglas High SchoolDouglas, WY · 511 students
- Douglas High SchoolWinston, OR · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas Middle School0.1 mi · 512
- Douglas Elementary School0.2 mi · 521
- Robert D Sloman Primary0.2 mi · 613
- Albertville Elementary School7.6 mi · 911
- Albertville Primary School7.6 mi · 990
- West End High School8.0 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas High SchoolHow large is Douglas High School?
Douglas High School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Douglas High School serve?
Douglas High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Douglas High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Douglas High School is approximately 20.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Douglas High School?
Student demographics at Douglas High School are roughly 49% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Douglas High School in?
Douglas High School is part of Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.