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best schools in Decatur GORDON-BIBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WEST MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL, DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JULIAN HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WALTER JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CEDAR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Decatur zip codes35601, 35603, 35673, 35640

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DECATUR CITY
MORGAN COUNTY

DECATUR CITY School District

Address: 302 4TH AVE NE, DECATUR, 35601
Phone: (256) 552-3000

8,977 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	6
Better than: of AL school districts	58.9%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	2
Better than: of US school districts	18.7%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

78%	78%	81%	82%	75%	74%	STATE
78%	78%	81%	82%	75%	74%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL 1625 DANVILLE RD SW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (256) 552-3060	09-12
AUSTINVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2320 CLARA AVE SW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (256) 552-3050	PK-05
BENJAMIN DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 417 MONROE DR NW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (256) 552-3025	KG-02
BROOKHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1302 5TH AVE SW, DECATUR, AL 35601 (256) 552-3045	05-08
CEDAR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2715 DANVILLE RD SW, DECATUR, AL 35603 (256) 552-4622	06-08
CHESTNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3205 CEDARHURST DR SW, DECATUR, AL 35603 (256) 552-3092	KG-05
DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL 1011 PROSPECT DR SE, DECATUR, AL 35601 (256) 552-3011	09-12
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	52.8	59.4
BLACK (%)	33.7	36.0
HISPANIC (%)	12.1	2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.9	1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.2	0.8

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	51.6	51.6

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,252	$47,144,000	47.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$403	$3,617,000	3.6
STAFF	$458	$4,110,000	4.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$138	$1,238,000	1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$540	$4,847,000	4.8
OPERATION	$998	$8,955,000	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$174	$1,563,000	1.6
OTHER	$90	$811,000	0.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,801	$25,141,000	25.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,068	$27,538,000	27.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,120	$99,823,000	100.0

FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,493	$3,333,081,055	51.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$395	$293,234,818	4.5
STAFF	$378	$280,360,810	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$208	$154,427,556	2.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$475	$351,994,349	5.4
OPERATION	$715	$530,583,901	8.2
TRANSPORTATION	$355	$263,267,944	4.1
OTHER	$153	$113,631,434	1.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,679	$1,987,500,812	30.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,564	$1,160,157,610	17.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,737	$6,480,739,477	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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MORGAN COUNTY School District

Address: 1325 POINT MALLARD PKWY SE, DECATUR, 35601
Phone: (256) 353-6442

7,792 Students enrolled in District

19 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	7
Better than: of AL school districts	62.8%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	3
Better than: of US school districts	21.3%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

79%	78%	84%	82%	74%	74%	STATE
79%	78%	84%	82%	74%	74%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES

ALBERT P BREWER HIGH SCHOOL 59 EVA RD, SOMERVILLE, AL 35670 (256) 778-8634	09-12
ALBERT P BREWER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 59 EVA RD, SOMERVILLE, AL 35670 (256) 778-8634	10-12
COTACO SCHOOL 100 COTACO SCHOOL RD, SOMERVILLE, AL 35670 (256) 778-8154	PK-08
DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 9235 DANVILLE RD, DANVILLE, AL 35619 (256) 773-9909	09-12
DANVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL 5933 HIGHWAY 36 W, DANVILLE, AL 35619 (256) 773-7723	05-08
DANVILLE-NEEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8688 DANVILLE RD, DANVILLE, AL 35619 (256) 773-7183	PK-04
EVA SCHOOL 20 SCHOOL RD, EVA, AL 35621 (256) 796-5141	KG-08
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	93.7	59.4
BLACK (%)	2.7	36.0
HISPANIC (%)	2.7	2.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.3	1.0
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.5	0.8

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	41.8	51.6

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,656	$36,276,000	51.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$487	$3,796,000	5.4
STAFF	$420	$3,270,000	4.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$146	$1,140,000	1.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$465	$3,620,000	5.2
OPERATION	$763	$5,949,000	8.5
TRANSPORTATION	$448	$3,491,000	5.0
OTHER	$72	$562,000	0.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,801	$21,828,000	31.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,517	$11,817,000	16.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,973	$69,921,000	100.0

FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,493	$3,333,081,055	51.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$395	$293,234,818	4.5
STAFF	$378	$280,360,810	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$208	$154,427,556	2.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$475	$351,994,349	5.4
OPERATION	$715	$530,583,901	8.2
TRANSPORTATION	$355	$263,267,944	4.1
OTHER	$153	$113,631,434	1.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,679	$1,987,500,812	30.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,564	$1,160,157,610	17.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,737	$6,480,739,477	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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