Decatur High Developmental vs Decatur High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Decatur High Developmental Decatur High School
Location Decatur, AL Decatur, AL
School Type special-ed regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 37 915
Student:Teacher Ratio 17:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 71.1% 63.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Decatur High Developmental Decatur High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,570 $15,570
District Decatur City Decatur City

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Decatur High Developmental Decatur High School
White 24.3% 30.9%
African American 43.2% 24.6%
Hispanic or Latino 29.7% 39.5%
Asian 0.0% 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 2.7% 3.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Decatur High Developmental Decatur High School
AP Courses Offered 16
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 228.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 13.5% 38.7%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 250
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.