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Austin High School

3004 Modaus Road, Decatur, AL 35601 · (256) 552-3060 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
Enrollment
999
High
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
565 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 9212%
Grade 1033233%
Grade 1134735%
Grade 1229930%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
23624%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
33934%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
36837%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
111%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
394%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
48248%
Female
51752%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
35.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Austin High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Morgan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.9%#109 of 305#3 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.8%#111 of 305#5 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.8%#132 of 305#5 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
999#68 of 319#2 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#101 of 307#7 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.2%#6 of 307#2 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.6%#146 of 317#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-32.4%#19 of 164N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
999
-100 (-9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,283
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259996116.4:157% (565)
2023-241,0556915.3:170% (736)
2022-231,0256715.3:167% (682)
2020-211,0997215.3:159% (652)
2017-181,4778916.6:155% (806)
2015-161,4389215.6:155% (798)
2000-011,4238816.2:120% (284)
1990-911,2837616.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin High School.

About Austin High School

Austin High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in Decatur, Alabama. It enrolls 999 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 46% more students than the average for high schools in Alabama (about 682).

Austin High School is in Decatur City, a district with 8,902 students across 19 schools.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Austin High School is Black, with 37% of students. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 24% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 24 points above the 13% share among Morgan County residents. The diversity index for Austin High School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Austin High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1, with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Austin High School. Public schools in Morgan County average a similar 56%.

In Alabama, Austin High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.9% actual against a predicted 42.9%.

The school is in Morgan County, where median household income comes to about $68,845, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Morgan County's 46 public schools enroll about 20,204 students and include Austin High School.

About 1.2 miles separate Austin High School from the closest public school, Julian Harris Elementary School. The five-mile area around Austin High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Austin High School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 32.9% versus a 41.1% average.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).

In 2020-21, Austin High School enrolled 1,099 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 999. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.3:1 to 16.4:1.

This page is set up for the Austin High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Morgan County at a glance

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Population
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students

Quick facts

School name
Austin High School
District
Decatur City
Address
3004 Modaus Road, Decatur, AL 35601
Phone
(256) 552-3060
County
Morgan County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
999
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
565 (57%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010117000426
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Austin High School
What is the total enrollment at Austin High School?
Austin High School enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 09-12.
Is Austin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Austin High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Austin High School.
What is the student diversity at Austin High School?
Student demographics at Austin High School are roughly 24% White, 34% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Austin High School in?
Austin High School is part of Decatur City.
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