Career Academies of Decatur

Career Academies of Decatur is a high school in Decatur, Alabama, according to federal school records. The school counts 269 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students.

The 19 schools in Decatur City enroll 8,902 students altogether, Career Academies of Decatur among them.

Hispanic students form the largest group at Career Academies of Decatur, 41% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White, 24% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Morgan County residents are about 11% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Career Academies of Decatur belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.

Dividing enrollment by its 27 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.0:1. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Morgan County report 56%.

Within Morgan County, median household income is about $68,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Morgan County number 46 and enroll about 20,204.

Of nearby public schools, Austin Junior High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Federal data place Career Academies of Decatur in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Career Academies of Decatur. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.