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Decatur High School

310 North Mcdonough Street, Decatur, GA, 30030-3339 -

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Definition of Terms

Decatur High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dekalb County, GA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

804 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

56 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 234 students

Grade 10 - 218 students

Grade 11 - 177 students

Grade 12 - 175 students

This School

( GA ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( GA ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	9%
% Black	50%	40%
% White	46%	45%
% Unknown	2 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

( GA ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

45%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( GA ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Decatur City School District

This School's Agency

( GA ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	6
Number of Students Managed	2,927 students	3,730 students
District Total Revenue	$34,803,000	$29,999,000
District Expenditure	$34,226,000	$27,898,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,890	$9,137
District Expenditure / Student	$11,693	$8,688
District Graduation Rates	95%	74%

Decatur High School (DHS) is a high school in Decatur, Georgia.
It is the sole high school in the City Schools of Decatur School system. The school was established in 1912 in the heart of Decatur, walking distance from the city square, courthouse, and MARTA station.
Academics: The school offers General, Advanced, and Advanced Placement classes on a 4 by 4 block scheduling system. The school met Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2005-2006 school year. Typically, 85 percent of the graduating class plans for college and receives the HOPE Scholarship.
AP classes offered:
Biology.
Calculus AB.
Calculus BC (by demand).
Chemistry.
Environmental Science.
European History.
United States Government & Politics.
Language and Composition.
Lituature and Composition.
Statistics.
United States History.
World History.
Awards: The Decatur Mock Trial team won the DeKalb Regional Championship of the Georgia Mock Trial Competition for the fifth consecutive year, and placed 3rd at the state level in the 2005-2006 competition.
The Journalism department's production, Carpe Diem, has consistently won top national awards, including the Gold Crown of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Pacemaker of the National Scholastic Press Association, and the George Gallup Award.
The yearbook was featured in the Gallery of Excellence by its publisher, the Walsworth Publishing Company.
Athletic Accomplishments 2005-2006: Girls Varsity Volleyball 1st in Area 4 A/AA, competed in Final Four in State AA.
Boys Cross Country 4th in State AA.
Softball 1st in Region 5-AA, competed in State AA tournament for first time in DHS history.
Varsity Football 2nd in Region 5-AA, made AA State Playoffs for third consecutive year.
Boys Varsity Basketball 3rd in Region 5-AA, competed in Elite Eight for AA State Playoffs; ranked #8 in Final Poll by the GA Sportswriters.
Girls Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA; 1st in State.
Boys Track/Field 2nd in Region 5-AA and 3rd in State (Rodney McDowell set a school record with 5 gold medals at Region and 1st at State for 300 IH ).
Boys Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA; competed in Elite Eight of State Playoffs.
Girls Varsity Soccer finished 1st in Area 5-A/AA, competed in Final Four in State A/AA.
JV Lacrosse was extremely successful, leading to varsity boys and girls teams in the 2006-2007 school year.
Decatur High School ranked #6 in the State of Georgia in overall Athletic Excellence.
Athletic Accomplishments 2006-2007: Girls Varsity Volleyball competed in Final Four in State AA.
Boys Cross Country 3rd in Region 6 AA, 3rd in State, Mac Fidler sets the new course record, Paul Gillig, Andrew Josoef, and James Godfrey-Kittle named All-American runners.
William Knight named all-American Wide-Reciever.
Campus: The campus has four buildings: A main classroom building with a protruding library above the front doors, built in 1965.
A vocational building connected to the main building via a breezeway.
A stadium with a small number of classrooms, and athletic locker room facilities. It is the oldest lighted stadium in continuous use in the United States.
A gymnasium that held the district administration offices until a recent relocation.
Current plans call for a demolition of the current gymnasium and the construction of a fine arts building with a new gym as well as auditorium. These are to be built in the old gym's blueprint as well on the field that used to hold the campus's North Building before its demolition.
Notable alumni: DeForest Kelley '36, Star Trek Actor.
Frank Broyles '43, Men's Athletic Director, University of Arkansas.
Richard Bell, Georgia Supreme Court Justice (1982-1992).
Pierre Howard, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.
Roy Blount, Jr. '59, Author.
Caroline (Bagby) Whitson '64, Columbia College President.
School Publications:
Newsmagazine: Carpe Diem (Member of the High School National Ad Network).
Yearbook: InDecatur.
Literary Magazine: Rotating Title (Current: Slacker).
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About This Zip Code (30030)

School Zip (30030)

(GA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

25,137 people

7,666,612 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

58%

21%

Population Average Age

36 years old

33.4 years old

Average Household size

2.1 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$46,111

$44,694

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.3 rooms

5.6 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

52 years old

30 years old

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Zipcode (30030)

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% Owning / % Renting

56% / 44%

65% / 35%

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