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Decatur City - Decatur, AL | Schools.now

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Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0101170

Decatur City

Decatur, AL

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

8,902

-0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

78.2%

-9.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$13,415

-31.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.0:1

-15.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

21.2%

+14.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

18.9%

-2.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-0.7%

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