DECATUR H S

Set in DECATUR, Texas, DECATUR H S is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus, part of DECATUR ISD. It works with 1,163 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so DECATUR H S sits 46% bigger than that benchmark.

DECATUR H S is one of 6 schools operated by DECATUR ISD, a district that enrolls 3,786 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DECATUR H S reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wise County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, DECATUR H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 52.6%, a residual of -2.3 points.

In the area at large, Wise County reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,421 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Wise County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students), of which DECATUR H S is one.

CARSON EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around DECATUR H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DECATUR H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DECATUR H S has rose 10%, going from 1,054 students in 2018 to 1,163 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 57% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for DECATUR H S typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.