School district · Alabama
Houston County
Houston County in Alabama: 16 public schools with 6,907 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,679 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 6,907
- Students per teacher
- 17.8
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,679
- AL $13.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 389
- Counselors (FTE)
- 16.5
- Students per counselor
- 419
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 9.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alabama: 60%73%proficient
+4.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
3,012 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%54%proficient
+5.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
3,031 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 15% · $14.9M
- State
- 60% · $61.3M
- Local
- 25% · $25.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,839
- Support services
- $4,124
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $13.6M
- Long-term debt
- $54M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 668 | 18.3 | 75% | 60% |
Cottonwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 502 | 16.7 | 66% | 61% |
Rehobeth Primary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 761 | 15.9 | 84% | 67% |
Webb Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 419 | 14.5 | 75% | 64% |
Wicksburg Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 636 | 16.7 | 85% | 63% |
Ashford Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 316 | 18.6 | 60% | 43% |
Rehobeth Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 590 | 22.7 | 79% | 66% |
Rehobeth Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 408 | 17.7 | 64% | 32% |
Ashford High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 413 | 16.5 | — | — |
Cottonwood High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 379 | 16.7 | 62% | 24% |
Houston County Area Vocational CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
Houston County High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 322 | 16.1 | 51% | 33% |
Rehobeth High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 786 | 20.7 | — | — |
Wicksburg High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 461 | 17.2 | 90% | 71% |
Houston County Alternative SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | K–12 | — | — | — | — |
Houston County Virtual AcademyFully virtual | 3–12 | 246 | 27.3 | 52% | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 404 West Washington St, Dothan, AL 36302
- Phone
- (334)792-8331
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.