Decatur High School

Regular School · Decatur, AL

Decatur High School is a regular school school in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades 09–12 with 915 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

915

Teachers (FTE)

66.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	361	39%
White	283	31%
Black or African American	225	25%
Two or more races	33	4%
Asian	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	915	490M / 425F

English Language Learners: 107 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% +2.9pp	24.1%	227
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -19.3pp	46.3%	222
Science Proficiency	31.0%	—	227
4-Year Graduation Rate	91.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (16)

202 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

304

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

329

36% 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.)	915	100%

Contact & Location

910 Somerville Road

Decatur, AL 35601

Phone: (256)552-3011

http://www.ptc.dcs.edu/schools/hs/dhs/dhspage.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

010117000429

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