Douglas Middle School

Douglas Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in Douglas, Alabama, operated by Marshall County, with 512 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Douglas Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Marshall County, a district that works with 6,494 students overall.

On demographics, Douglas Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 46% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Douglas Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Douglas Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 35.0%.

Around the school, Marshall County reports that median household income runs about $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Douglas Middle School is one of 37 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students).

The closest other public school is Douglas Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Douglas Middle School. On composite proficiency, Douglas Middle School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

Douglas Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Douglas Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.