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Dothan High School

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Dothan High School ranks 239 th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 37% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dothan High School is the largest high school in the Dothan, Alabama area, serving approximately 1,588 students in grades 10-12 within the Dothan City school district.

Dothan High School is currently navigating a challenging period. After several years of steady performance, the school saw a significant decline in its most recent state ranking, dropping to the 37th percentile—its lowest point in nearly a decade. This decline was felt across all subjects and student groups, with math proficiency at 16.67%, science at 23.18%, and English at 28.4%. While the English score actually edges out the state average, the overall academic picture is concerning. On a positive note, the school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, which fell from a high of 37.3% to 13.5%, and it boasts a strong 94.3% graduation rate that exceeds the state average. This combination of high graduation rates but lower test scores suggests a focus on keeping students on track to complete school, even as academic proficiency remains an area for growth.

For parents, it's helpful to see how Dothan High compares to nearby options. Schools like Wicksburg High School and Rehobeth High School in the Houston County district, as well as Headland High School in Henry County, all report significantly higher proficiency rates in math, science, and English. These schools also have much lower chronic absenteeism rates. While Dothan High serves a larger and more economically diverse student body—with 61% qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the contrast in outcomes is stark. The school spends more per student than some of these higher-performing neighbors, indicating that the challenges are likely tied to instructional strategies and student support systems rather than a lack of funding. The recent, broad decline suggests a systemic issue that the school will need to address to reverse its trajectory.

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 — 67th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

Alabama avg32%

239^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 139Dothan 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
2026	37.9	239 of 380	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.0	146 of 234	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.4	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.0	245 of 372	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.3	276 of 377	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.4	217 of 375	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	96 of 122	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	165 of 197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	61.8	98 of 316	69.0%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)69th percentile+32 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

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

Male (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English28%-5 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	37.9	239^th of 380 public high schools	37.1%		55	155^th of 374 public high schools	58.6%	84			16.7		23.2			28.4	$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%)	20.1	311^th of 380 public high schools	18.2%		34.1	231^st of 374 public high schools	38.2%	80	22.2	16.1	7.3	48.4	17.4	77.8	54.8	18.2
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%)	67.9	98^th of 380 public high schools	74.2%		56.9	144^th of 374 public high schools	61.5%	46			29.1		39.4			37.0	$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%)	62.2	116^th of 380 public high schools	69.5%		43.2	198^th of 374 public high schools	47.1%	82			19.8		46.2			33.7	$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	157^th of 380 public high schools	58.7%		53.4	163^rd of 374 public high schools	56.4%	6			26.3		29.5			31.6	$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%)	79.4	61^st of 380 public high schools	83.9%		55.9	152^nd of 374 public high schools	59.4%	91			33.1		40.7			51.8	$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%)	83.5	49^th of 380 public high schools	87.1%		85.6	48^th of 374 public high schools	87.2%	1	57.5	71.0	50.0	77.4	40.0	83.8	85.5	45.8	$8,550	$1,162	$7,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Dothan High School

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.

Is Dothan High School a good school?

Dothan High School ranks 239^th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 district is Dothan High School in?

Dothan City

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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