Decatur High Developmental

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Decatur, Alabama

Decatur High Developmental in Decatur, Alabama enrolled 37 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Alabama: 47.3% and 27.2%).

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

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

38 students in 2022-23, 38 students in 2023-24, 37 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Decatur High Developmental by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 38, 2024-25: 370102030402022-23382023-24382024-2537
Students enrolled at Decatur High Developmental by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 38, 2024-25: 370102030402022-23382023-24382024-2537
Students enrolled at Decatur High Developmental by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 38, 2024-25: 370102030402022-23382023-24382024-2537
Students enrolled at Decatur High Developmental by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 38, 2024-25: 370102030402022-23382023-24382024-2537
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338not reportednot reported
2023-2438not reportednot reported
2024-2537not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Decatur High Developmental enrolled 38 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.2% of students were Black, 29.7% Hispanic, 24.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.2%
  2. Hispanic29.7%
  3. White24.3%
  4. Two or more races2.7%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Decatur High Developmental scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts50% or more41%47.3%
Mathunder 50%27%27.2%

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

High schools in Decatur

5 public high schools in Decatur report 2024-25 enrollment; Decatur High Developmental is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Austin High School99916.456.6%
Decatur High School91513.963.3%
Austin Junior High School66414.064.6%
Priceville High School50618.724.7%
Decatur High Developmental37not reported75.7%

All public schools in Decatur →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Decatur High Developmental

  1. Decatur High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 915 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Austin Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 664 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Decatur High Developmental with Decatur High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Decatur City spends per student$14,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,832
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaDecatur High Developmental is the number 316 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#316 of 319
  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 High Developmental

  1. How many students attend Decatur High Developmental?
    37 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 38 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Decatur, AL.
  2. Is Decatur High Developmental a Title I school?
    Decatur High Developmental was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Decatur High Developmental do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Decatur High Developmental scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Alabama'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What district is Decatur High Developmental in?
    Decatur City, NCES district ID 0101170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010117002175 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: 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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