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Decatur High School

110 Cedar St

Tel: (269)423-6851

Decatur High School serves 280 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the MI average of 19:1.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 32%.
Decatur High School operates within the Decatur School District.
Decatur School District's 78% graduation rate is lower than the MI state average of 82%.

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has increased from 22:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.44 is more than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MI) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	19:1

American Indian	1%	1%

Asian	1%	3%

Hispanic	20%	7%

Black	2%	18%

White	72%	68%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	3%

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.	0.44	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.	50%	41%

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.	12%	6%

Decatur School District's student population of 857 students has decreased by 9% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,130 in this district is less than the state average of $12,839. The district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,986 is less than the state average of $12,841. The district spending/student has grown by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Decatur School District
Number of Schools Managed	3	2
Number of Students Managed	857	760

Graduation Rate	78%	82%

District Total Revenue	$10 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$9 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,130	$12,839

District Spending / Student	$10,986	$12,841

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores