📍 910 Somerville Road, Decatur, Morgan County, 35601
Decatur High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, Morgan County. The school has 1,040 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Decatur High School enrolls 1,040 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 381 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 332 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 267 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
700 of the school's 1,040 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.
Decatur 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.
Decatur 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 1,040 students, Decatur High School is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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