📍 3004 Modaus Road, Decatur, Morgan County, 35601
Austin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, Morgan County. The school has 1,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur City school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
Austin High School enrolls 1,025 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 31% White and 30% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 351 | 34% |
| White | 317 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 1,025 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Austin High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Austin High School is one of 20 schools in Decatur City, based in Decatur, Alabama. The district serves 8,902 students district-wide and employs 538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,025 students, Austin High School is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.