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Enrollment
915
High
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117000429
Decatur High School
910 Somerville Road, Decatur, AL 35601 · (256) 552-3011 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL915 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
579 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 256 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 240 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 236 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 183 | 20% |
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%
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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Decatur High School
Decatur High School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur High School this school | 915 | 63.3% | 30.9% |
| Austin Junior High School Decatur | 664 | 64.6% | 31.9% |
| Austin High School Decatur | 999 | 56.6% | 32.9% |
| Fort Payne High School Fort Payne | 1,106 | 62.2% | 27.7% |
| Boaz High School Boaz | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Decatur High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #125 of 305 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #66 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #142 of 305 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 915 | #76 of 319 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #17 of 307 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #8 of 307 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #108 of 317 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #89 of 164 | N/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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
915
-120 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 988
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 915 | 66 | 13.9:1 | 63% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 1,026 | 68.5 | 15.0:1 | 72% (742) |
| 2022-23 | 1,040 | 61.5 | 16.9:1 | 67% (700) |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 58 | 17.8:1 | 63% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 64.5 | 16.1:1 | 57% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 56% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 1,104 | 76 | 14.5:1 | 26% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 988 | 67 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decatur High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,036 to 915); teachers up 2% (64.5 to 66).
About Decatur High School
Decatur High School is a mid-sized high school for students in Decatur, Alabama. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 915 students. That puts enrollment 34% larger than the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.
Across its 19 schools, Decatur City enrolls 8,902 students. Decatur High School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Decatur High School, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 31% White, 25% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all Morgan County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Decatur High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Decatur High School is 13.9:1, based on 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Decatur High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Alabama public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.0% at Decatur High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%.
Looking at the county, Morgan County, median household income comes to about $68,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 46 public schools and about 20,204 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Decatur High School from the closest public school, Decatur High Developmental. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Decatur High School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 30.9% versus a 38.1% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
In 2020-21, Decatur High School enrolled 1,035 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 915. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.8:1 to 13.9:1.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- BanksCaddell Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- Priceville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Other Decatur High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Decatur High. Decatur High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Decatur High SchoolDecatur, GA · 1,901 students
- Decatur High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 1,352 students
- Decatur High SchoolDECATUR, TX · 1,163 students
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLDECATUR, AR · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Decatur High Developmental0.0 mi · 37
- Decatur Middle School0.1 mi · 818
- Oak Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 481
- BanksCaddell Elementary School0.8 mi · 477
- Walter Jackson Elementary School1.3 mi · 251
- West Decatur Elementary School1.5 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Decatur High SchoolHow large is Decatur High School?
Decatur High School enrolls approximately 915 students in grades 09-12.
Is Decatur High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Decatur High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Decatur High School have?
Decatur High School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Decatur High School?
Decatur High School reports a student body of 31% White, 39% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Decatur High School in?
Decatur High School is part of Decatur City.
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