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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
424:1
Student Diversity
Female
53.3%
Male
46.7%
White
91.1%
Hispanic
3.8%
Two or more races
2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.3%
Black
1.3%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville93 Students
The University of Alabama69 Students
University of Alabama - Birmingham63 Students
Auburn University58 Students
Jacksonville State University58 Students
Northeast Alabama Community College50 Students
University of North Alabama40 Students
Snead State Community College37 Students
University of South Alabama28 Students
Troy University20 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing28 Students
Biology25 Students
Business12 Students
Computer Science11 Students
Education11 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies10 Students
Psychology8 Students
Criminology6 Students
Chemistry6 Students
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism6 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
4.151 Reviews
5.0Alum
5/31/2023
I loved the sports offered up there,I tried almost all of them except tennis. I always had a lot of fun going to school and there was never really too much drama. The faculty and staff were always so nice I couldn't even pick a favorite teacher. I really really like DAR and will miss it dearly.
4.0Junior
1/24/2021
I like that it is a relatively small school, so I know most everyone in my school. The staff is also exceptional, and they care deeply about all their students. The school also has a variety of extra-curricular programs, including sports, band, choir, art, theater, audio visual, etc.
5.0Alum
5/23/2019
I am a 2018 graduate of KDS DAR High School. This school is in a beautiful location with amazing teaching that are willing to go the extra mile to help the students if they need help. Several teachers have you prepared for college so that your college courses are fairly easy.
My kids have been going to this school for a couple years now and I think I have enough know of the school to leave a feedback now. Beware of this school it has a overwhelming line of bullying complaints by others that have left the school and moved to better schools. Education could be better as my...
My older 2 children graduated from DAR and being a military family where we had transferred many times t was nice to have a great school they called home. This is a small town school and everyone knows everyone where by the kids don't get away with bad behavior cause someone's gonna tell. (Takes a v...
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