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Decatur County Middle School

2740 Hwy 641 South

Tel: (731)847-6510

Decatur County Middle School serves 526 students in grades 5-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the TN average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 35%.
Decatur County Middle School operates within the Decatur County School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.17 is less than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	5%	8%

Black	4%	22%

White	91%	65%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.17	0.27

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Decatur County School District's student population of 1,681 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,617 in this district is less than the state average of $9,003. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,472 is less than the state average of $9,420. The district spending/student has grown by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Decatur County School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	8
Number of Students Managed	1,681	3,513

District Total Revenue	$14 MM	$32 MM

District Spending	$14 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,617	$9,003

District Spending / Student	$8,472	$9,420

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