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Decatur High School
1011 Prospect Dr Se, Decatur, AL, 35601-3229 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Decatur High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Morgan County, AL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1060 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 74 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 368 students
Grade 10 - 281 students
Grade 11 - 197 students
Grade 12 - 210 students
Grade Not Listed - 4 students
This School ( AL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( AL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 9% 3%
% Black 32% 43%
% White 59% 52%
Additional Student Information
This School ( AL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 43% 48%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 2% n/a
School Performance:
( AL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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%
School Notes:
  • Decatur High School, located in Decatur, Alabama under the Decatur City Schools, across Prospect Dr. from Delano Park, is ranked as one of the top academic schools in the state, as well as the nation, with strong Advanced Placement programs and high ACT & SAT test scores that exceed both State and National averages.
  • Decatur High, along with western Decatur's Austin High School, are the only International Baccalaureate schools north of Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Athletics: Decatur High is well represented each year in the State Playoffs, and has won many state championships in Basketball, Football, Golf, and Cross Country. Decatur's athletic teams consistently compete with those of schools two, three, and four times its own size, each year ranking among the top teams in the state. Decatur High's football, and soccer programs play at the 8,000 seat Ogle Stadium on the southern end of the campus.
  • Decatur's football program continues to dominate Northern Alabama's top football teams, each year defeating even the largest high school in the state, Bob Jones High School.
  • Decatur has defeated cross-town rival Austin High School, a school twice the size of DHS, many times, with the leading number of wins in the rivalry.
  • Due to the AHSAA Class Re-Alignments, Decatur has been moved to class 5A. The drop in class is not due to a shrinking student population, or due to a drop in athletic ability like a large portion of people believe; in reality Decatur High is continuing to grow in student population, and because of the new rules of the AHSAA Class Alignments, the Decatur High Developmental Program was not counted as part of the regular student population.
  • Fine arts: The Decatur High School's Chorus and Concert Bands have consistently received superior ratings in both District and State competitions.
  • Decatur High has the longest string of District Competition Superior Ratings in Alabama, dating back to the competition's formation in 1947.
  • Decatur High also continues to lead in number of Alabama Bandmasters State Competition Superior Ratings at 57, more than any other high school in state history.
  • The graduating class of 2006 was awarded more than 5 million dollars in scholarships out of the 8 million dollars offered to students in the Decatur City Schools.
  • 99% of the school's seniors passed the Alabama High School Graduation Exam in 2005.
  • Decatur high has a graduation rate of 98%.
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School Zip Code:
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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  Nearby Schools:
1. Austin High School - 1526 students - view location
View all schools in: Decatur Town, Morgan County, Zip 35601 
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