Dothan Preparatory Academy

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Dothan, Alabama

Dothan Preparatory Academy in Dothan, Alabama enrolled 1,034 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

1,133 students in 2022-23, 1,046 students in 2023-24, 1,034 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 56.0.

Students enrolled at Dothan Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,133, 2023-24: 1,046, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-231,1332023-241,0462024-251,034
Students enrolled at Dothan Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,133, 2023-24: 1,046, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-231,1332023-241,0462024-251,034
Students enrolled at Dothan Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,133, 2023-24: 1,046, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-231,1332023-241,0462024-251,034
Students enrolled at Dothan Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 1,133, 2023-24: 1,046, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-231,1332023-241,0462024-251,034
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,13360.018.9
2023-241,04661.017.1
2024-251,03456.018.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Alabama middle schools

Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 528 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dothan Preparatory Academy enrolled 1,055 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 183 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 528 of the 1,055 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions183
  • Chronically absent37.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.0% of students were Black, 24.8% White, 9.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black62.0%
  2. White24.8%
  3. Hispanic9.3%
  4. Two or more races1.9%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dothan Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%40%47.3%
Math, 2022-2312%19% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Dothan

2 public middle schools in Dothan report 2024-25 enrollment; Dothan Preparatory Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dothan Preparatory Academy1,03418.571.3%
Girard Intermediate School44919.578.6%

All public schools in Dothan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dothan Preparatory Academy

  1. How much Dothan City Schools spends per student$13,750 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,750
  2. The largest public schools in AlabamaDothan Preparatory Academy is the number 14 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 260
  3. Alabama schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.18.5:1
  4. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dothan Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Dothan Preparatory Academy?
    1,034 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,133 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dothan, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dothan Preparatory Academy?
    18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dothan Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Dothan Preparatory Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dothan Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dothan Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dothan Preparatory Academy in?
    Dothan City Schools, NCES district ID 0101230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010123002480 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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