Austin High School

Regular School · Decatur, AL

Austin High School is a regular school school in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades 09–12 with 999 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

999

Teachers (FTE)

61.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	368	37%
Hispanic/Latino	339	34%
White	236	24%
Two or more races	39	4%
Asian	11	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	999	482M / 517F

English Language Learners: 83 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -4.1pp	24.1%	310
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -22.3pp	46.3%	304
Science Proficiency	24.0%	—	310
4-Year Graduation Rate	94.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (15)

182 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

377

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

227

22.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	999	100%

Contact & Location

3004 Modaus Road

Decatur, AL 35601

Phone: (256)552-3060

http://www.ptc.dcs.edu/schools/hs/ahs/ahs.html

District

Decatur City

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,930

District enrollment: 8,745

Other Schools in District

Austinville Elementary School Elementary
BanksCaddell Elementary School Elementary
Benjamin Davis Elementary School Elementary
Chestnut Grove Elementary School Elementary
Eastwood Elementary School Elementary
Frances Nungester Elementary School Elementary
Julian Harris Elementary School Elementary
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Elementary

View all 19 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35601) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010117000426

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD