2024 Compare Cities Education:
The Woodlands, TX vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 0.7% less per student than The Woodlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Dothan than in The Woodlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to The Woodlands
 The Woodlands, TXDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,677$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264$10,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,696$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9320.0816.23
 Students per Librarian11066534573
 Students per Counselor435442530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for The Woodlands    25 Reviews

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 9 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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