Houston County
A public school district in Dothan, Alabama, with 16 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,907
- Students enrolled
- 388.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 732
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,971
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,907 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,358th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 34th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,971 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 9% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Houston County spent $10,971 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,158 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,971 | $75.5 million | 6,883 |
| FY2022 | $10,538 | $70.2 million | 6,662 |
| FY2021 | $9,908 | $62.8 million | 6,338 |
| FY2020 | $8,827 | $57.2 million | 6,479 |
| FY2019 | $9,189 | $59.0 million | 6,418 |
| FY2018 | $8,617 | $55.3 million | 6,419 |
| FY2017 | $8,766 | $55.4 million | 6,319 |
| FY2016 | $8,381 | $53.2 million | 6,343 |
| FY2015 | $8,435 | $53.2 million | 6,302 |
| FY2014 | $8,565 | $53.9 million | 6,298 |
| FY2013 | $7,866 | $50.7 million | 6,450 |
| FY2012 | $7,716 | $50.1 million | 6,495 |
| FY2011 | $8,052 | $51.3 million | 6,369 |
| FY2010 | $7,830 | $50.2 million | 6,413 |
| FY2009 | $7,861 | $49.9 million | 6,347 |
| FY2008 | $8,183 | $51.7 million | 6,320 |
| FY2007 | $7,261 | $46.1 million | 6,347 |
| FY2006 | $6,586 | $41.9 million | 6,359 |
| FY2005 | $6,158 | $38.3 million | 6,218 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.5 million | 16.3% |
| State | $56.0 million | 58.8% |
| Local | $23.7 million | 24.9% |
| Total | $95.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
16 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0101770
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved