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Decatur City Schools, Alabama

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Decatur City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 8,745 (2022-2023)
Schools: 20 (2022-2023)
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Decatur City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Limestone and Morgan counties). During the 2023 school year, 8,745 students attended one of the district's 20 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Decatur City Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Peggy Baggett
Jason Palmer
Doug Bachuss2020
Michele King2008
Dwight Jett Jr.2000

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $16,614,000 $1,892 13%
Local: $51,127,000 $5,822 40%
State: $58,606,000 $6,674 46%
Total: $126,347,000 $14,389
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $127,822,000 $14,556
Total Current Expenditures: $107,082,000 $12,194
Instructional Expenditures: $68,062,000 $7,751 53%
Student and Staff Support: $10,599,000 $1,207 8%
Administration: $10,513,000 $1,197 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,908,000 $2,039 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,406,000 $1,298
Construction: $11,247,000 $1,280
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,742,000 $312
Interest on Debt: $6,355,000 $723


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 20-29 10 14 >=50 15-19 40
2018-2019 49 60-69 34 38 >=50 50-54 70
2017-2018 47 60-64 32 35 >=50 50-54 67
2016-2017 43 60-64 29 30 40-59 50-54 63
2015-2016 43 50-59 29 28 40-59 62
2014-2015 38 60-64 24 28 40-59 35-39 52
2013-2014 38 65-69 22 26 40-59 40-44 54
2012-2013 86 90-94 79 84 >=50 80-84 92
2011-2012 85 >=90 76 81 >=50 >=90 93
2010-2011 84 >=90 74 79 >=50 80-89 92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 40-49 28 30 >=50 40-44 63
2018-2019 41 30-39 28 24 >=50 45-49 64
2017-2018 41 40-44 29 23 >=50 50-54 63
2016-2017 37 45-49 23 24 40-59 35-39 57
2015-2016 36 40-49 22 20 60-79 55
2014-2015 36 45-49 19 20 40-59 30-34 56
2013-2014 39 55-59 25 21 21-39 25-29 58
2012-2013 86 85-89 79 81 >=50 80-84 94
2011-2012 85 80-89 79 76 >=50 >=90 94
2010-2011 84 80-89 77 74 >=50 80-89 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 90-94
2018-2019 92 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 87 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 87 PS 85-89 80-84 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 87 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 89 >=50 85-89 90-94 PS >=50 91
2013-2014 86 >=50 80-84 80-84 >=50 >=50 90-94
2012-2013 75 PS 70-74 50-54 PS >=50 81
2011-2012 71 >=50 60-64 65-69 PS >=50 77
2010-2011 64 >=50 50-54 55-59 PS 72


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 8,745 0.8
2021-2022 8,679 -1.2
2020-2021 8,781 -0.7
2019-2020 8,842 1.6
2018-2019 8,699 -0.4
2017-2018 8,738 -0.1
2016-2017 8,746 0.6
2015-2016 8,693 1.1
2014-2015 8,600 -0.1
2013-2014 8,606 2.2
2012-2013 8,418 -1.6
2011-2012 8,554 0.0
2010-2011 0 0.0
2009-2010 8,753 -0.8
2008-2009 8,821 -1.1
2007-2008 8,918 -0.5
2006-2007 8,965 -0.1
2005-2006 8,977 1.5
2004-2005 8,845 -0.4
2003-2004 8,880 0.6
2002-2003 8,831 -0.4
2001-2002 8,863 -1.1
2000-2001 8,963 1.9
1999-2000 8,797 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Decatur City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.5
Black 29.9 31.8
Hispanic 32.8 10.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 5.3 3.5
White 30.5 51.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Decatur City Schools had 538.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.25.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 16.00
Kindergarten: 71.47
Elementary: 204.53
Secondary: 246.00
Total: 538.00

Decatur City Schools employed 11.00 district administrators and 32.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 32.00
School Administrative Support: 51.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 105.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 26.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 17.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 130.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Decatur City Schools operates 20 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Austin High School1,02510-12
Austin Junior High School7738-9
Austin Middle School7146-8
Austinville Elementary School416PK-5
Bankscaddell Elementary School453PK-5
Benjamin Davis Elementary School268PK-2
Career Technical Center09-12
Chestnut Grove Elementary School447PK-5
Decatur High Developmental389-12
Decatur High School1,0409-12
Decatur Middle School8156-8
Eastwood Elementary School252PK-5
Frances Nungester Elementary School390PK-5
Julian Harris Elementary School364PK-5
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School3033-5
Long Term Case0KG-12
Oak Park Elementary School503PK-5
Walter Jackson Elementary School244KG-5
West Decatur Elementary School346PK-5
Woodmeade Elementary School354PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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