Decatur High School, AL

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
910 Somerville Road, Decatur, AL 35601
phone
(256) 552-3011
phonelink
www.ptc.dcs.edu

How Decatur High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score52
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Decatur High School

1,033 Students
100% Low-Income Students
65 Teachers
16 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School AL US
Female 49% 48% 48%
Male 51% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School AL US
Grade 9 28% 18% 17%
Grade 10 23% 17% 17%
Grade 11 26% 16% 17%
Grade 12 24% 17% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Asian 1% 1% 4%
Black 26% 33% 14%
Caucasian 45% 55% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 26% 7% 22%
Native American <1% 1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 2% 2% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Decatur High School

36% Math Proficiency
39% Reading Proficiency
38% Average Proficiency
95% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School AL US
Female 34% 47% 50%
Male 42% 42% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School AL US
High School 37% 40% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Black 17% 33% 38%
Caucasian 60% 55% 54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School AL US
Limited English 50% 37% 34%
Low-Income 20% 35% 39%
With Disabilities 20% 24% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Decatur High School

90% Overall Rate
87% Low-Income
50% Limited English
80% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Black 87% 77% 69%
Caucasian 92% 86% 79%

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