Regular local school district · Morgan County
Decatur City School District, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Decatur City School District runs 21 public schools with 8,902 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.0 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Decatur City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 8,902
- Teachers (FTE)
- 595
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 212 4th Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256)552-3000
- County
- Morgan County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0101170
- State district ID
- AL-127
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,054
- School counselors (FTE)
- 26.0About 342 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 43.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.0
Alabama17.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (8,781), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $126.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $16.6 million
- State revenue
- $58.6 million
- Local revenue
- $51.1 million
- Total spending
- $127.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,557
- Salaries
- $61.2 million47.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $201.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.1%
- State: 46.4%
- Local: 40.5%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,557
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Decatur City School District
By level: 5 high, 2 middle, 12 elementary, 1 secondary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Austin High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 999 | 16.4 |
| Austin Junior High SchoolCEP school | Secondary | 8 to 9 | 664 | 14.1 |
| Austin Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 7 | 727 | 14.8 |
| Austinville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 463 | 16.5 |
| BanksCaddell Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 477 | 17.0 |
| Benjamin Davis Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 251 | 13.9 |
| Career Academies of Decatur | High | 9 to 12 | 269 | 10.0 |
| Career Technical CenterCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | ||
| Chestnut Grove Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 436 | 13.6 |
| Decatur High DevelopmentalCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 37 | |
| Decatur High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 915 | 13.9 |
| Decatur Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 818 | 16.0 |
| Eastwood Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 272 | 16.0 |
| Frances Nungester Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 428 | 16.5 |
| Julian Harris Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 349 | 15.9 |
| Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 297 | 17.5 |
| Long Term Case | Other | K to 12 | ||
| Oak Park Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 481 | 13.7 |
| Walter Jackson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 251 | 15.7 |
| West Decatur Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 407 | 17.0 |
| Woodmeade Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 361 | 15.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Morgan County
- Morgan County Public Schools 7,619 students
- Hartselle City School District 3,683 students
More in Alabama
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.