The brief
A school in Dothan, AL serving grades Pre-K – Pre-K.
It ranks 445 of 1,360 schools in Alabama and 3 of 16 in Dothan City.
Dothan City Early Education Center is listed in Dothan City, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 16 schools in Dothan. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 36301; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $49,124
- Median home value
- $156,100
- Median rent
- $886/mo
- College educated
- 17.8%
- Homeownership
- 58.3%
- Poverty rate
- 21.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 36301; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 24
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 36
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,349/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Dothan. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Dothan), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Dothan City Early Education Center serve?
Dothan City Early Education Center serves students in grades Pre-K through Pre-K.
How many students attend Dothan City Early Education Center?
Dothan City Early Education Center has an enrollment of approximately 208 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dothan City Early Education Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Dothan City Early Education Center is 14.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Dothan City Early Education Center rank in AL?
Dothan City Early Education Center ranks #445 of 1,360 schools in AL.
What is Dothan City Early Education Center's MySchoolScout rating?
Dothan City Early Education Center has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Dothan City Early Education Center a charter school?
No, Dothan City Early Education Center is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Dothan City Early Education Center a Title I school?
No, Dothan City Early Education Center is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – Pre-K
- Enrollment
- 208
- Student-teacher ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Houston County
- Phone
- (334) 794-1420
- Rank in district
- #3 of 16
- Schools in district
- 18
- District spending per student
- $14,149
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 24.0%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 36301)
- 38,627
- Area average commute
- 21.9 min
- Area median age
- 39.3
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Alabama Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.