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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
King County, WA |
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| Total Students |
1699 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
72 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 612 students | | Grade 10 - 412 students | | Grade 11 - 379 students | | Grade 12 - 296 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:24 |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
2% |
6% |
| % Asian |
18% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
10% |
12% |
| % Black |
13% |
5% |
| % White |
56% |
69% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
21% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
7% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
Federal Way 210 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
49 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
22,987 students |
1,985 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$175,693,000 |
$16,541,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$190,601,000 |
$16,470,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,643 |
$8,333 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,292 |
$8,297 |
| District Graduation Rates |
75% |
88% |
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- Decatur High School is an American secondary school teaching grades nine through twelve. A part of the Federal Way School District, it was founded in 1973 in Federal Way, Washington. The school was built in 1976, renovated in 1987, then again remodelled in 2002.
- Although sometimes assumed to have been named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, a War of 1812 and Barbary Wars naval hero, the school is in fact named after the USS Decatur, a ship named for Stephen Decatur that assisted settlers during the 1856 Battle of Seattle. A logo incorporating an image of the Decatur features prominently on the school's student identification cards.
- Decatur was originally built as an "open concept" high school, where students were encouraged to study at their own pace in an open environment. Within the framework of this concept, there were few permanent walls built in the school's original structure. However, this experimental approach was scrapped after the 1976-77 school year when it was discovered that not all high school students were self-motivated enough to meet the district's education standards.
- The school colors are navy blue and gold. The spirit color is orange. Contrary to rumors that that the orange color was purportedly selected when a clothing order for navy- and camouflage-colored garments was shipped with orange in the place of navy, the real reason for the color selection was because a group of students from the class of 1999 wanted to distinguish themselves from others by wearing orange jumpsuits around on spirit days and to sporting events. They eventually got the nickname "OrangeCrush" for wearing those colors. The choice of color by the 1999 class stuck and is still in place today and is now considered "Gator Pride".
- Student Life
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Approximately 1,650 students attend the school.http://i14.tinypic.com/4cvi883.jpgEthnicity chart.
- Academic and Student Programs
- Annual/Yearbook
- Associated Student Body
- Athletic training
- Band: Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band
- Badmitton Club
- Chess Club
- Cheerleading
- Choir (Jazz, Concert, and Women's)
- Creative Writing Club
- Dance/Drill
- Distributive Education Club of America (DECA)
- Drama
- Driver’s Education/Traffic Safety Classes
- Fashion Club
- FOCUS Photography Club
- French Club
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Future Community Career Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Gator Nation
- Honor Society
- Horticulture
- International Club (Gators Taking Action)
- Key Club
- Leadership
- Math Team
- Newspaper
- Orchestra
- Odyssey of the Mind, Division III
- Reach Club
- Skills U.S.A.
- Special Education (consultant, Inclusion, resource room and self-contained)
- Speech
- SPSL sports – all programs
- Study Club
- VICA
- Athletics
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Decatur is part of the South Division of the 4A South Puget Sound League in Washington's West Central District (as of 2008-2009). Recent team finishes in State Championships include:
- 2nd in '07, 3rd in '06 and '09, 4th in '08 for Dance/Drill Team
- 1st in 2003 and '05, 3rd in '04, 4th in '02, and 7th in '01 and '06 for Boys Swim and Dive
- 2nd in '04, 3rd in '05, and 4th in '00 for Boys Tennis
- 2nd in 1996 for Boys Basketball
- 3rd in '00 for Girls Tennis
- 3rd in '04 for Girls Track and Field
- 4th in '05, 5th in '00, and 7th in '06 for Girls Swim and Dive
- 1st in '04 for Cheerleading
- Semi Finals in '08 for Boys Basketball lost to Federal Way High School
- 1st in '01 and '02 in boys soccer, at one point in '02 the team was ranked 7th('01) and 2nd('02) in the entire nation.
Other sports are Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Fastpitch Softball, Volleyball, Soccer, Wrestling and Golf.
Decatur's main rivals are the Federal Way Eagles.- Notable alumni
- Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic speed skater and winner of 'Dancing with the Stars'
- Victor Rogers, Former NFL Player
- Michael Dickerson, former NBA player
- Ciaran O'Brien, Soccer Player (Colorado Rapids)
- Kerry Bellessa, Music Video and Commercial Director
- Ben "smooth" Henderson, Ultimate fighter (WEC)
- Justin Rice, musician/actor
- Justin Englund, Cross Country star
- Logan Davidson, Professional skimboarder
- Jason "Boomer" Bressler, First certified dentist under the coalition for Stubby Fingers Act of 2009.
- Alexander "Ukraine Train" Chursky, Voted 2008 Amateur Halloween Costumist of the year by Martha Stewart.
- Decatur School Profile
- External links
- Decatur High School Website
- South Puget Sound League: Decatur High School
- Decatur Boy's Basketball Website
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (98023) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
47,572 people |
5,781,196 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
39% |
29% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$57,411
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$46,419 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
28 years old |
37 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
64% / 36% |
64% / 36% |
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