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Decatur Jr Sr High School

๐Ÿ“ 110 Cedar St, Decatur, Van Buren County, 49045

405
Pupils
20.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Decatur Jr Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, Van Buren County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Decatur Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Decatur Jr Sr High School enrolls 405 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.

Male students
205 (51%)
Female students
200 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.4
Student-teacher ratio
20.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27668%
Hispanic or Latino9122%
Two or more races317.7%
Black or African American3<1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

264 of the school's 405 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Decatur Jr Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.

School district: Decatur Public Schools

Decatur Jr Sr High School is one of 2 schools in Decatur Public Schools, based in DECATUR, Michigan. The district serves 755 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Decatur Jr Sr High School is close to the district average of about 378 students per school.

755
District students
2
Schools
44
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
16%
Math proficient
84%
Graduation rate
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Distant

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