Austin High School - Decatur, Alabama/AL

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Austin High School

1625 Danville Rd Sw, Decatur, AL, 35601-5462 -

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Definition of Terms

Austin High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Morgan County, AL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1526 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

94 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 445 students

Grade 10 - 440 students

Grade 11 - 312 students

Grade 12 - 328 students

Grade Not Listed - 1 students

This School

( AL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( AL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	7%	3%
% Black	33%	43%
% White	58%	52%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

( AL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

( AL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Decatur City School District

This School's Agency

( AL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	7
Number of Students Managed	8,959 students	3,104 students
District Total Revenue	$79,552,000	$24,323,000
District Expenditure	$78,980,000	$24,384,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,880	$9,372
District Expenditure / Student	$8,816	$8,917
District Graduation Rates	87%	80%

Austin High School, located in Decatur, Alabama under the Decatur City Schools is one of the three high schools in the city. The other two are Decatur High School and Horizon High School. Austin has programs which include band, JROTC, athletic teams, and other extracurricular activities. In May 2006, Austin High School was certified as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.
Only seven schools in Alabama offer the IB diploma program. Austin High School and Decatur High School are the only schools to offer the program north of Birmingham, Alabama.
In 2004, Austin High School was ranked the 40th best high school in Alabama.
Austin High School is the only school in Alabama to receive the Alabama Attorney General's Safe Schools Initiative Award for three consecutive years.
Austin High football and soccer teams both play at the 9,000 seat Ogle Stadium on the southern end of the Decatur High School campus.
Fine Arts: Austin High School continues to bring recognition to the City of Decatur. Austin has an outstanding history at the Alabama Bandmaster's Association Competition, setting records with Superior Ratings.
Austin continues a string of 43 superior ratings, the longest in the state.
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About This Zip Code (35601)

School Zip (35601)

(AL) State Average

Population (Approximate)	34,859 people	4,219,161 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	24%	19%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35.8 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$31,782	$35,209
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	35 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	62% / 38%	68% / 32%

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1. Decatur High School - 1060 students - view location
View all schools in: Decatur Town, Morgan County, Zip 35601

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