KDS DAR High School serves grades 9-12. The average enrollment at the school is 475, with a school staff of 32 including administration, certified personnel and support personnel. The staff has great pride in knowing the extent of the many different programs that are in place to draw upon the various needs and learning abilities of the students within the total school program. The programs are designed to address the various levels of learning abilities and learning styles of the different age groups within the student body.
The
requirements for graduation to earn
an Alabama High School
Diploma are some of the
most stringent within the U.S. and
undoubtedly the strongest that the
state has ever witnessed. The
students have six diploma options
available to them. The variety of
diploma options allow students to be
diverse in meeting the requirements
for graduation while also preparing
them for future successes in the
profession of their choice. The
diploma options are Alabama Standard
Academic Diploma, Alabama Advanced
Academic Diploma, Alabama Career
Technical Diploma, Alabama Advanced
Career Technical Diploma, Alabama
Occupational Diploma, and Alabama
Alternative Diploma. Each student
must pass all five portions of the
Alabama High School Graduation
Examination and pass 28 credits in
the span of four years in the high
school setting. The 28 credits
consist of: English, math, science,
social studies, physical education,
computer education, fine arts,
health education, and specified
electives.
In addition to the academic program, the students have a variety of extra-curricular activities that are available for the students. There were 17 different clubs available to the students that cover a wide array of different topics. These programs cover the areas of: drama, music, art, band, history, patriotism, foreign language, leadership, agri-science, and government. There were 23 different sports teams fielded at KDS including basketball, baseball, volleyball, football, softball, cheerleading, golf, tennis, track and cross country.