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West Decatur Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Morgan County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
West Decatur Elementary School enrolls 346 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 237 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 21% |
| White | 28 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 346 students (89%) 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.
West Decatur Elementary 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.
West Decatur Elementary 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 346 students, West Decatur Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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