Total enrollment
8,902
+121 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Decatur City
Alabama · 8,902 students · 1 city
Decatur City in Alabama operates 21 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 8,902 students (around 424 per school).
4-year change in Decatur City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Decatur City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #82 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,902 | #19 of 143 | #1,043 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #12 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #13 of 143 | #5,351 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.6% | #55 of 143 | #2,467 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #2 of 127 | #346 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Decatur City
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School at 77.9% proficient to Oak Park Elementary School at 20.5%, a gap of 57.4 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 8,208 to 7,932 students (down 3%) and from 500 to 520 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Decatur City
As an average-sized district in Alabama, Decatur City instructs 8,902 students across 21 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Decatur City spans 12 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 424 in this district, noticeably below the Alabama typical of 544.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 8,781 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,902 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 18 to 19 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Decatur City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.