📍 3209 Reeves St, Dothan, Houston County, 36303
Dothan High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dothan, Houston County. The school has 1,454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dothan City school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 80.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Dothan High School enrolls 1,454 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 80.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 30% White and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 856 | 59% |
| White | 431 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,011 of the school's 1,454 students (70%) 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.
Dothan High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Dothan High 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 1,454 students, Dothan High School is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.