Douglas High School

Summary:

Douglas High School is a public high school serving 674 students in grades 9-12 in Douglas, Alabama, which is part of the Marshall County School District. The school has a unique student population, with a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, and faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics.

While Asbury High School and Brindlee Mountain High School in the surrounding area have a majority white student population, Douglas High School's student body is 43.47% Hispanic. This demographic shift may require the school to adapt its curriculum and support services to better meet the needs of its diverse student population. Academically, Douglas High School's performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the state and county averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 20.61% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 23.12% and the Marshall County average of 16.45%.

Douglas High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 111 out of 367 Alabama high schools in 2021-2022 to 177 out of 371 in 2022-2023, placing it in the middle to lower range of high schools in the state. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 57th out of 139 Alabama high schools for Hispanic students, but only 160th out of 325 for white students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (around 50%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Arab High School and Sardis High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 225 Eagle Drive
       Douglas, AL  35964


(256) 593-2810

District: Marshall County

SchoolDigger Rank:
119th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,051 Help


Feeder schools for Douglas High School:

Elementary:    Douglas Elementary School
    Robert D Sloman Primary
Middle:    Douglas Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.6 Help
Number of students:  674

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.7%
Hispanic:
43.5%
African American:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Douglas High School ranks better than 68.5% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Marshall County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.92. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Douglas High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Douglas High School has the largest high school student body size in the Marshall County School District. Racial makeup is: White (53.7%), Hispanic (43.5%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Douglas High School is 19.6. 3 high schools in the Marshall County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Douglas High School employs 34.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Douglas High School is $11,051. 2 high schools in the Marshall County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglas High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas High School 119th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Douglas High School in the ranking list.)

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Marshall County:

SchoolDigger ranks Marshall County 81st of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Douglas High School

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Rank History for all students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.22 284th 357 20.4%
2005 35.63 284th 359 20.9%
2006 54.83 173rd 357 51.5%
2007 43.73 230th 358 35.8%
2008 52.12 191st 359 46.8%
2009 58.74 146th 357 59.1%
2010 57.61 159th 358 55.6%
2011 47.40 231st 360 35.8%
2012 72.89 62nd 358 82.7%
2013 67.93 62nd 358 82.7%
2014 36.71 232nd 358 35.2%
2015 37.64 227th 353 35.7%
2016 28.12 258th 351 26.5%
2017 28.86 256th 353 27.5%
2018 45.27 190th 356 46.6%
2019 31.40 252nd 366 31.1%
2021 46.28 183rd 371 50.7%
2022 60.78 111th 367 69.8%
2023 45.16 177th 371 52.3%
2024 60.92 119th 378 68.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.61 19th 29 34.5%
2021 39.57 14th 28 50.0%
2022 33.30 16th 39 59.0%
2024 43.96 27th 63 57.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.04 17th 160 89.4%
2019 12.56 158th 171 7.6%
2021 20.86 169th 196 13.8%
2022 26.85 126th 169 25.4%
2024 55.76 63rd 198 68.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.45 182nd 315 42.2%
2018 69.36 87th 349 75.1%
2019 35.39 231st 358 35.5%
2021 63.01 104th 361 71.2%
2022 63.49 97th 361 73.1%
2023 61.17 107th 349 69.3%
2024 69.64 81st 375 78.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.03 2nd 3 33.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 28.87 246th 343 28.3%
2018 49.41 176th 347 49.3%
2019 30.08 249th 354 29.7%
2021 51.90 162nd 359 54.9%
2022 63.90 115th 367 68.7%
2023 46.43 168th 358 53.1%
2024 54.02 142nd 366 61.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.62 247th 339 27.1%
2018 43.56 198th 350 43.4%
2019 32.58 240th 357 32.8%
2021 40.92 202nd 366 44.8%
2022 55.23 141st 366 61.5%
2023 40.98 192nd 358 46.4%
2024 64.13 105th 368 71.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.23 54th 93 41.9%
2018 49.97 44th 95 53.7%
2019 25.13 78th 103 24.3%
2021 55.65 37th 113 67.3%
2022 56.77 42nd 114 63.2%
2023 30.24 80th 122 34.4%
2024 50.82 57th 139 59.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.77 17th 35 51.4%
2021 70.57 14th 40 65.0%
2024 46.95 25th 55 54.5%
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Rank History for White students at Douglas High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.75 215th 230 6.5%
2018 24.48 231st 300 23.0%
2019 13.65 288th 313 8.0%
2021 30.08 217th 319 32.0%
2022 46.92 149th 326 54.3%
2023 33.02 201st 317 36.6%
2024 43.48 160th 325 50.8%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Douglas High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 560 560
1989 570 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1990 602 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1991 587 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1992 367 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1993 394 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 397
1994 429 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1995 480 0 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1996 480 0 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1997 506 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1998 518 0 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1999 508 0 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2000 493 1 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 506
2001 440 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2002 514 0 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2003 514 0 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2004 479 0 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 518
2005 494 1 3 48 1 n/a n/a 0 547
2006 503 0 3 57 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2007 491 2 1 57 1 n/a n/a 0 552
2008 452 2 1 69 4 n/a n/a 0 528
2009 453 5 0 70 3 n/a n/a 0 531
2010 432 6 1 84 3 n/a n/a 0 526
2011 427 9 0 98 2 0 0 0 536
2012 416 8 0 101 1 0 0 0 526
2013 424 8 0 122 1 0 0 0 555
2014 410 10 0 125 3 0 0 0 548
2015 438 9 3 136 4 0 0 0 590
2016 435 8 2 142 6 0 0 0 593
2017 413 7 3 167 10 0 1 0 601
2018 383 4 2 189 10 0 3 0 591
2019 353 1 0 225 7 0 4 0 590
2020 369 2 0 247 4 1 6 0 629
2021 380 4 0 255 2 0 5 0 646
2022 375 7 0 269 0 1 5 2 659
2023 362 10 0 293 4 2 3 0 674

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Douglas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 560 25.0 22.4 0
1989 571 27.0 21.1 n/a
1990 603 28.0 21.5 0
1991 587 29.0 20.2 n/a
1992 370 20.0 18.5 n/a
1993 397 20.0 19.9 n/a
1994 430 22.9 18.8 n/a
1995 488 23.7 20.6 n/a
1996 488 23.7 20.6 n/a
1997 509 22.9 22.2 21.8
1998 524 22.9 22.9 21
1999 518 24.9 20.8 32.6
2000 506 26.5 19.1 36.2
2001 448 27.5 16.3 27.9
2002 536 26.8 20.0 43.3
2003 536 26.8 20.0 43.3
2004 518 29.8 17.4 44
2005 547 33.0 16.6 48.1
2006 563 33.0 17.1 52.6
2007 552 34.0 16.2 53.1
2008 528 34.2 15.4 55.9
2009 531 34.3 15.3 63.8
2010 526 35.9 14.6 62.5
2011 536 33.9 15.7 65.3
2012 526 34.7 15.1 64.3
2013 555 34.0 16.2 67.6
2014 548 33.1 16.5 67.5
2015 590 29.0 20.3 69.5
2016 593 31.0 19.1 70.7
2017 601 31.7 18.9 71.4
2018 591 30.8 19.1 72.6
2019 590 31.3 18.8 74.4
2020 629 32.6 19.2 69.3
2021 646 30.1 21.4 n/a
2022 659 28.0 23.4 49.6
2023 674 34.2 19.6 49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Douglas High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 560 25.0 22.4 0
1989 571 27.0 21.1 n/a
1990 603 28.0 21.5 0
1991 587 29.0 20.2 n/a
1992 370 20.0 18.5 n/a
1993 397 20.0 19.9 n/a
1994 430 22.9 18.8 n/a
1995 488 23.7 20.6 n/a
1996 488 23.7 20.6 n/a
1997 509 22.9 22.2 21.8
1998 524 22.9 22.9 21
1999 518 24.9 20.8 32.6
2000 506 26.5 19.1 36.2
2001 448 27.5 16.3 27.9
2002 536 26.8 20.0 43.3
2003 536 26.8 20.0 43.3
2004 518 29.8 17.4 44
2005 547 33.0 16.6 48.1
2006 563 33.0 17.1 52.6
2007 552 34.0 16.2 53.1
2008 528 34.2 15.4 55.9
2009 531 34.3 15.3 63.8
2010 526 35.9 14.6 62.5
2011 536 33.9 15.7 65.3
2012 526 34.7 15.1 64.3
2013 555 34.0 16.2 67.6
2014 548 33.1 16.5 67.5
2015 590 29.0 20.3 69.5
2016 593 31.0 19.1 70.7
2017 601 31.7 18.9 71.4
2018 591 30.8 19.1 72.6
2019 590 31.3 18.8 74.4
2020 629 32.6 19.2 69.3
2021 646 30.1 21.4 n/a
2022 659 28.0 23.4 49.6
2023 674 34.2 19.6 49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Douglas High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,422 (12.9%) $9,617 (87.0%) $11,051

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglas High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 252nd of 366 High schoolsRanks 177th of 371 High schools
 21.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Douglas High School)25.314.8
 10.5%
   End of Course Mathematics (Marshall County)33.816.4
 17.3%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Douglas High School)29.528.4
 1.1%
   End of Course Science (Marshall County)39.927.8
 12.1%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students590674
 14.2%
African American110
 900%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian00
Hispanic225293
 30.2%
Pacific Islander02
White353362
 2.5%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.4%49.6%
 24.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas High School

Students at Douglas High School are 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 674 students attended Douglas High School.

Douglas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Douglas Elementary School
Elementary : Robert D Sloman Primary
Middle : Douglas Middle School

Douglas High School ranks 119th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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