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Dothan High School

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Dothan High School ranks 155 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 59% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dothan High School is a public high school in Dothan, Alabama, serving 1,459 students in grades 10-12. The school is part of the Dothan City School District, which is ranked 103 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dothan High School has consistently ranked in the middle of Alabama high schools, typically between 142-185 out of 367-378 schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 90.0% in recent years, but has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 27.7%. Proficiency rates in Summative Assessments for 11th-grade students are generally lower than the Dothan City and Alabama state averages, particularly in Mathematics (18.52% vs. 23.71% statewide) and English (29.56% vs. 30.24% statewide). Dothan High School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.55% to 69.53% in recent years.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Wicksburg High School and Cottonwood High School in the Houston County School District, Dothan High School's performance is generally lower, with higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learners performing relatively well, while Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students struggle compared to their peers statewide.

1,588

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,793

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3209 Reeves St
Dothan, AL 36303-2357

(334) 794-1410

District: Dothan City

Feeder schools for Dothan High School:

Elementary:	Beverlye Intermediate School
	Faine Elementary School
	Girard Elementary School
	Heard Elementary School
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	Hidden Lake Primary School
	Highlands Elementary School
	Kelly Springs Elementary School
	Morris Slingluff Elementary School
	Selma Street Elementary School
Middle:	Dothan 6th Grade Center
	Dothan Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.9%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Alabama avg29%

155^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 135Dothan City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	155 of 374	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	157 of 378	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	159 of 371	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	142 of 367	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	185 of 371	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	178 of 366	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	148 of 356	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.2	232 of 353	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.5	115 of 351	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	121 of 353	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.0	72 of 358	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	45.3	259 of 358	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.2	237 of 358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	230 of 360	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	163 of 358	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	199 of 357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	209 of 359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.6	287 of 358	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.0	193 of 357	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.6	98 of 359	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	73 of 357	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	74 of 228	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	100 of 231	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	87 of 224	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	103 of 222	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	78 of 228	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	82 of 224	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	50 of 223	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	32.9	128 of 189	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	32.4	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	154 of 359	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	139 of 366	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	173 of 358	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	154 of 367	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	201 of 359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	190 of 354	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	130 of 347	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.0	214 of 343	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	119 of 142	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	69 of 122	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	33 of 114	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	25 of 103	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	32.9	59 of 93	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	166 of 367	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	206 of 375	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	200 of 361	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	246 of 361	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	190 of 358	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.5	280 of 315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	154 of 363	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	185 of 368	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	154 of 358	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	143 of 366	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	172 of 366	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	164 of 357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	166 of 350	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.9	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	56.6	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	131 of 198	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	95 of 182	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	143 of 196	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	129 of 171	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	76 of 160	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	66 of 325	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	79 of 317	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	46 of 326	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	67 of 319	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	54 of 313	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	46 of 300	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	57.6	77 of 230	66.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)81st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)48th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science31%~ state avg

English30%~ state avg

Mathematics19%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dothan High School	Public	10-12	3209 Reeves St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1410	1,588	84	18.9	61.5%	472 (29.7%)	920 (57.9%)	144 (9.1%)	30 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.3%)	55	155^th of 374 public high schools	58.6%		52.4	157^th of 378 public high schools	58.5%	2			18.5		31.0			29.6	$9,793	$1,107	$8,448
Dothan Technology Center	Public	10-12	3165 Reeves St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1436																			(n/a)
Houston County Area Vocational Center	Public	9-12	662 West Main	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 899-3308																			(n/a)
Dothan City Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 794-7444	226	16	14.1	54.0%	84 (37.2%)	117 (51.8%)	20 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	34.1	231^st of 374 public high schools	38.2%		27.3	276^th of 378 public high schools	27.0%	45	17.2	18.8	8.8	25.0	29.4	69.0	43.8	14.7
PASS Academy	Public	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 671-1474																			(n/a)
Headland High School	Public	10-12	8 Sporman St	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(334) 585-7086	442	31	14.4	40.7%	320 (72.4%)	82 (18.6%)	27 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	56.9	144^th of 374 public high schools	61.5%		67.7	90^th of 378 public high schools	76.2%	54			22.5		28.1			30.8	$10,041	$898	$9,126
Dale County High School	Public	9-12	11470 County Road 59	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3541	437	24	18.4	59.0%	256 (58.6%)	136 (31.1%)	27 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	43.2	198^th of 374 public high schools	47.1%		50.6	166^th of 378 public high schools	56.1%	32			13.0		28.3			23.9	$8,490	$1,100	$7,389
Ashford High School	Public	9-12	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	413	25	16.5	60.5%	255 (61.7%)	123 (29.8%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.4	163^rd of 374 public high schools	56.4%		58.5	128^th of 378 public high schools	66.1%	35			22.3		34.0			20.2	$9,332	$1,092	$8,227
Rehobeth High School	Public	9-12	373 Malvern Road	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-7002	786	38	20.6	48.0%	584 (74.3%)	95 (12.1%)	79 (10.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	55.9	152^nd of 374 public high schools	59.4%		70.1	81^st of 378 public high schools	78.6%	71			22.7		30.4			26.8	$7,799	$707	$7,080
Wicksburg High School	Public	7-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 692-5549	461	27	17.1	32.8%	391 (84.8%)	24 (5.2%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	85.6	48^th of 374 public high schools	87.2%		92.6	29^th of 378 public high schools	92.3%	19	75.0	68.4	45.9	66.7	47.1	93.6	86.7	34.6	$8,550	$1,162	$7,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Dothan High School

Is Dothan High School a good school?

Dothan High School ranks 155^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Dothan High School in?

Dothan City

What schools feed into Dothan High School?

Dothan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beverlye Intermediate School
Elementary : Faine Elementary School
Elementary : Girard Elementary School
Elementary : Heard Elementary School
Elementary : Hidden Lake Primary School
Elementary : Highlands Elementary School
Elementary : Kelly Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Morris Slingluff Elementary School
Elementary : Selma Street Elementary School
Middle : Dothan 6th Grade Center
Middle : Dothan Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Dothan High School?

Students at Dothan High School are 58% African American, 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dothan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,588 students attended Dothan High School.

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