📍 750 e Eagle Summit Dr, Decatur, Wise County, 76234
Decatur H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, Wise County. The school has 1,140 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tammy Allen. It is part of the Decatur Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Decatur H S enrolls 1,140 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 673 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 402 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 1,140 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Decatur H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Decatur H S is one of 6 schools in DECATUR ISD, based in DECATUR, Texas. The district serves 3,786 students district-wide and employs 252 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,140 students, Decatur H S is larger than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant