Austin High School

1625 Danville Rd Sw

Austin High School serves 1,438 students in grades 9-12.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 15% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 43%) for the 2015-2016 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 31% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 38%) for the 2015-2016 school year.
Austin High School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2015-2016 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 44%.
Austin High School operates within the Decatur City School District.
Decatur City School District's 87% graduation rate is equal to the Alabama state average of 87%.

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Austin High School's student population of 1438 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 92 teachers has declined by 10% over five school years.

Austin High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1264 schools in Alabama (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-2016 school year.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 14:1 over five school years.
The diversity score of Austin High School is 0.67, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.33. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2015-2016 School Year Data	This School	State Level (AL)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	15%	43%
Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	31%	38%
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	18:1
Asian	1%	1%
Hispanic	21%	7%
Black	37%	33%
White	40%	56%
Two or more races	1%	2%
All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score	0.67	0.33
Graduation Rate	90%	87%

Eligible for Free Lunch	49%	46%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	5%

The school district of Austin High School is Decatur City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 136 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-2016 school year.
Decatur City School District's student population of 8,693 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 64% over five school years.
The revenue/student of $11,008 is higher than the state average of $10,349. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The district's spending/student of $10,946 is higher than the state average of $10,471. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

School District Name	Decatur City School District
Number of Schools Managed	20	6
Number of Students Managed	8,693	2,907

District Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	43%	43%
District Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	36%	38%
District Graduation Rate	87%	87%
District Total Revenue	$93 MM	$30 MM
District Spending	$92 MM	$30 MM
District Revenue / Student	$11,008	$10,349
District Spending / Student	$10,946	$10,471
School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015-2016 (latest school year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education

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.

The nearest high school to Austin High School is Priceville High School (1.7 miles away)
The nearest middle school is Brookhaven Middle School (0.6 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Brookhaven Middle School (0.6 miles away)

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