Decatur County Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Parsons, Tennessee

Decatur County Middle School in Parsons, Tennessee enrolled 424 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 5%

426 students in 2022-23, 416 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 33.8 to 35.5.

Students enrolled at Decatur County Middle School by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 41602004006002022-234262023-24416
Students enrolled at Decatur County Middle School by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 41602004006002022-234262023-24416
Students enrolled at Decatur County Middle School by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 41602004006002022-234262023-24416
Students enrolled at Decatur County Middle School by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 41602004006002022-234262023-24416
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342633.812.6
2023-2441635.511.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 426 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Decatur County Middle School enrolled 426 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 426 of the 426 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.5% of students were White, 4.7% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.5%
  2. Hispanic4.7%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. Asian2.4%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Decatur County Middle School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑41%39‑43%35%
Math, 2022-2354%46‑50% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Decatur County Middle School

  1. Lexington Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 238 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Hardin County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 29 miles away: 643 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
  3. Compare Decatur County Middle School with Lexington Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Decatur County spends per student$10,623 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,623
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeDecatur County Middle School is the number 211 by size of 332 Tennessee middle schools open in 2024-25.#211 of 332
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Decatur County Middle School

  1. How many students attend Decatur County Middle School?
    424 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 426 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Parsons, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Decatur County Middle School?
    12.6 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Decatur County Middle School a Title I school?
    Decatur County Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Decatur County Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Decatur County Middle School scored proficient or above: 37-41% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Decatur County Middle School in?
    Decatur County, NCES district ID 4700960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470096000319 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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