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Austin High School

Public Grades 9-12
94th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 374 Alabama High Schools
Better than 75% of Alabama high schools
Summary

Austin High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 1,055 students. The school is part of the Decatur City School District, which is ranked 82 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Austin High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 94 and 208 out of 350-374 Alabama high schools, with its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 2 to 4 stars out of 5. The school performs particularly well for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 25-86, 33-86, and 17-23 out of 224-228, 122-142, and 43-75 Alabama high schools, respectively, in recent years. Austin High School has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 94.4% over the past few years, but its chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 6.7% and 17.9%, an area for potential improvement.

Compared to other high schools in the Decatur City School District, such as Decatur High School, Austin High School performs similarly in terms of graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. However, Austin High School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.42% to 69.76% in recent years. When compared to high schools in the Limestone County and Hartselle City school districts, Austin High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates, with Hartselle High School significantly outperforming it on these metrics.

999
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,464
Per pupil spending ?
56.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3004 Modaus Road
       Decatur, AL  35603-5498

(256) 552-3060

District: Decatur City


Feeder schools for Austin High School:

Elementary:    Austinville Elementary School
    Chestnut Grove Elementary School
    Julian Harris Elementary School
    West Decatur Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Austin Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.8%
Hispanic:
33.9%
White:
23.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025
Strengths
97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)
Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015
Above the Alabama median (75th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg30%
Alabama avg29%
94th of 374
Alabama public high schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From top 45% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Decatur City
82nd of 135Decatur City among Alabama districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202570.694 of 37474.9%★★★★☆
202456.5139 of 37863.2%★★★☆☆
202361.2121 of 37167.4%★★★☆☆
202253.3144 of 36760.8%★★★☆☆
202151.4157 of 37157.7%★★★☆☆
201949.6194 of 36647.0%★★☆☆☆
201841.7208 of 35641.6%★★☆☆☆
201753.3141 of 35360.1%★★★☆☆
201649.2167 of 35152.4%★★★☆☆
201552.1158 of 35355.2%★★★☆☆
201455.9149 of 35858.4%★★★☆☆
201348.0240 of 35833.0%★★☆☆☆
201245.6240 of 35833.0%★★☆☆☆
201150.4214 of 36040.6%★★☆☆☆
201045.9221 of 35838.3%★★☆☆☆
200956.5157 of 35756.0%★★★☆☆
200857.3163 of 35954.6%★★★☆☆
200764.3128 of 35864.2%★★★☆☆
200670.163 of 35782.4%★★★★☆
200565.1107 of 35970.2%★★★★☆
200472.858 of 35783.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202579.525 of 22889.0%★★★★☆
202469.443 of 23181.4%★★★★☆
202351.282 of 22463.4%★★★☆☆
202239.1120 of 22245.9%★★☆☆☆
202135.1144 of 22836.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.0104 of 22453.6%★★★☆☆
201844.0107 of 22352.0%★★★☆☆
201744.990 of 18952.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202559.117 of 7577.3%★★★★☆
202448.322 of 6365.1%★★★☆☆
202328.123 of 4346.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.316 of 3959.0%★★★☆☆
202126.720 of 2828.6%★☆☆☆☆
201957.67 of 2975.9%★★★★☆
201844.08 of 2263.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202570.4100 of 35972.1%★★★★☆
202449.1162 of 36655.7%★★★☆☆
202356.1142 of 35860.3%★★★☆☆
202254.3151 of 36758.9%★★★☆☆
202147.3182 of 35949.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.5239 of 35432.5%★★☆☆☆
201837.5227 of 34734.6%★★☆☆☆
201751.2143 of 34358.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202573.633 of 14276.8%★★★★☆
202433.686 of 13938.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.363 of 12248.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.269 of 11439.5%★★☆☆☆
202125.690 of 11320.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.459 of 10342.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.365 of 9531.6%★★☆☆☆
201739.350 of 9346.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202565.198 of 36773.3%★★★★☆
202459.0122 of 37567.5%★★★☆☆
202348.8155 of 34955.6%★★★☆☆
202236.0231 of 36136.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.9281 of 36122.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.5179 of 35850.0%★★★☆☆
201827.2259 of 34925.8%★☆☆☆☆
201730.2222 of 31529.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202566.3103 of 36371.6%★★★★☆
202462.7113 of 36869.3%★★★☆☆
202362.1104 of 35870.9%★★★★☆
202251.1155 of 36657.7%★★★☆☆
202152.9153 of 36658.2%★★★☆☆
201963.7121 of 35766.1%★★★☆☆
201845.0192 of 35045.1%★★☆☆☆
201752.3135 of 33960.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202549.529 of 6656.1%★★★☆☆
202422.444 of 5621.4%★☆☆☆☆
202267.815 of 4062.5%★★★☆☆
202116.936 of 4316.3%★☆☆☆☆
201945.222 of 3740.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202557.562 of 19468.0%★★★☆☆
202462.853 of 19873.2%★★★★☆
202372.135 of 18280.8%★★★★☆
202257.160 of 16964.5%★★★☆☆
202149.089 of 19654.6%★★★☆☆
201977.620 of 17188.3%★★★★☆
201846.368 of 16057.5%★★★☆☆
201746.238 of 8354.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202570.085 of 32573.8%★★★★☆
202452.0127 of 32560.9%★★★☆☆
202367.590 of 31771.6%★★★★☆
202254.7122 of 32662.6%★★★☆☆
202152.1134 of 31958.0%★★★☆☆
201953.9129 of 31358.8%★★★☆☆
201871.172 of 30076.0%★★★★☆
201781.339 of 23083.0%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school
White (2025)74th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
Science39%+7 vs state
English36%+6 vs state
Mathematics24%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 999 students attended Austin High School.

Students at Austin High School are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Austin High School ranks 94th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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