📍 1400 S Brannon Stand Rd, Dothan, Houston County, 36305
Highlands Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dothan, Houston County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dothan City school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Highlands Elementary School enrolls 565 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 19% Black or African American and 7.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 565 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-10.
Highlands Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Dothan City, based in DOTHAN, Alabama. The district serves 8,220 students district-wide and employs 444 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Highlands Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
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