Regular local school district · Houston County
Houston County Public Schools, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Houston County Public Schools runs 16 public schools with 6,907 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Houston County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 6,907
- Teachers (FTE)
- 388
- Students per teacher
- 17.8
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 404 West Washington St, Dothan, AL 36302
- Phone
- (334)792-8331
- County
- Houston County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0101770
- State district ID
- AL-035
- Total staff (FTE)
- 732
- School counselors (FTE)
- 16.0About 432 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 43.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.8
Alabama17.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (6,338), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $72.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.1 million
- State revenue
- $42.0 million
- Local revenue
- $17.4 million
- Total spending
- $70.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,100
- Salaries
- $35.4 million50.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $37.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.1%
- State: 57.9%
- Local: 24.0%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,100
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Houston County Public Schools
By level: 6 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ashford Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 668 | 18.6 |
| Ashford High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 413 | 16.5 |
| Ashford Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 316 | 18.6 |
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 502 | 16.7 |
| Cottonwood High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 379 | 17.2 |
| Houston County Alternative SchoolCEP school | Other | K to 12 | ||
| Houston County Area Vocational Center | High | 9 to 12 | ||
| Houston County High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 322 | 16.1 |
| Houston County Virtual Academy | Other | 3 to 12 | 246 | 27.3 |
| Rehobeth Elementary SchoolCEP school | Middle | 4 to 6 | 590 | 22.7 |
| Rehobeth High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 786 | 20.7 |
| Rehobeth Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 408 | 17.7 |
| Rehobeth Primary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 3 | 761 | 15.9 |
| Webb Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 419 | 15.0 |
| Wicksburg Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 636 | 16.7 |
| Wicksburg High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 461 | 17.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Houston County
- Dothan City School District 8,220 students
- Barnabas School of Leadership
More in Alabama
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.