Morgan County

Summary:

The Morgan County school district in Alabama consists of 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is ranked 49 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out in the data, including Priceville Elementary School, which is ranked 98 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools and has a 4-star rating. It boasts strong test scores, with over 70% of 3rd and 4th graders proficient or better in math and English. Priceville Junior High School is ranked 23 out of 439 Alabama middle schools and has a 5-star rating, with exceptional test scores across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Eva School, a PK-8 school, is ranked 115 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, with very strong test scores in 3rd through 5th grades.

The data also reveals some key metrics and statistics across the Morgan County school district. All high schools have a 90.0% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, but dropout rates range from 5.4% to 7.5%, higher than the state average. Chronic absenteeism rates are also higher than the state average at 14.8%. The free/reduced lunch rates vary significantly, from 35.52% to 77.51%, indicating a range of socioeconomic backgrounds among the student population. Spending per student ranges from $5,994 to $12,127, with higher-performing schools generally spending more per student and having lower student-teacher ratios.

District Detail

235 Highway 67 South
Decatur, AL 35603-6542

(256) 309-2105

SchoolDigger Rank:
49^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,619

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)							Summative Assessment Science (2025)			Summative Assessment English (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DanvilleNeel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8688 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 773-7183	504	28	17.7	53.6%	398 (79.0%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	78.9	128^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.2%		78.6	130^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.0%	2	67.4	72.0						38.3			84.9	72.8						$11,043	$1,900	$9,127
Falkville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 784-5249	381	22	17.2	68.2%	335 (87.9%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	61.6	261^st of 680 public elementary schools	61.6%		57.9	285^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.3%	24	38.2	48.2	70.6					48.2			60.5	50.0	86.3					$9,378	$800	$8,561
West Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	571 Old Hwy 24	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 350-8818	512	33	15.3	71.7%	242 (47.3%)	35 (6.8%)	206 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)	59.7										63.1							$9,489	$1,563	$7,909
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	372	19	20.1	57.3%	312 (83.9%)	13 (3.5%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	47.5	227^th of 439 public middle schools	48.3%		34	300^th of 442 public middle schools	32.1%	73			23.7	20.2	15.5	31.6			35.8				71.1	51.1	61.5	47.3		$8,068	$456	$7,595
Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	459	27	17.0	61.4%	401 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	47.7	364^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.5%		48	367^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.3%	3	25.5	47.4	47.1	29.4	15.7	38.8		42.1	53.1		68.1	57.9	58.0	47.1	52.0	51.0		$12,127	$2,326	$9,785
Danville High School	Public	9-12	9235 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-9909	374	23	15.9	48.9%	302 (80.7%)	21 (5.6%)	44 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41.4	203^rd of 374 public high schools	45.7%		28.1	271^st of 378 public high schools	28.3%	68							18.6			23.3							21.0	$10,438	$1,178	$9,244
Eva School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 School Rd	Eva	35621	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5141	345	19	18.3	60.3%	307 (89.0%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	80.4	115^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.1%		83.8	91^st of 684 public elementary schools	86.7%	24	74.3	77.8	68.3	32.4	20.0	21.7		61.1	82.6		72.2	69.4	80.5	73.0	77.5	73.9		$10,692	$1,859	$8,817
Falkville High School	Public	6-12	43 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 784-5248	467	23	20.5	63.6%	419 (89.7%)	5 (1.1%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	60.2	134^th of 374 public high schools	64.2%		38.6	227^th of 378 public high schools	39.9%	93				20.9	12.7	6.7	27.7		16.7	35.4				47.8	41.3	36.7	21.9	$11,318	$1,553	$9,749
Laceys Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School Rd	Laceys Spring	35754	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 881-4460	277	18	15.7	73.6%	176 (63.5%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	56.6	309^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.6%		42.4	419^th of 684 public elementary schools	38.7%	110	57.5	50.0	25.9	17.2	4.4	17.2		58.3	27.6		73.0	68.2	68.0	46.4	31.8	39.3		$10,425	$2,026	$8,382
Priceville High School	Public	9-12	2650 N Bethel Rd	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-1950	506	27	18.7	27.3%	435 (86.0%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	87.2	40^th of 374 public high schools	89.3%		82.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%	10							38.4			52.7							37.5	$10,170	$759	$9,395
Union Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	2221 Union Hill Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 498-2431	471	29	16.4	60.9%	376 (79.8%)	6 (1.3%)	76 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	65	231^st of 680 public elementary schools	66.0%		63.2	241^st of 684 public elementary schools	64.8%	10	54.4	45.0	75.0	28.0	20.0	36.4		50.0	67.3		63.0	64.1	76.6	60.0	70.6	85.2		$10,115	$1,579	$8,519
West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	476	26	18.4	66.8%	240 (50.4%)	28 (5.9%)	196 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%		46.9	189^th of 378 public high schools	50.0%	82							11.5			18.9							10.3	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345
Morgan County Schools Technology Park	Public	10-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 309-2119	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Priceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	438 Cave Springs Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 341-9202	674	41	16.2	34.0%	576 (85.5%)	16 (2.4%)	47 (7.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	82.1	98^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.6	81^st of 684 public elementary schools	88.2%	17	71.8	64.7						58.0			74.0	72.3						$8,081	$1,211	$6,853
Morgan County Learning Center	Public	6-12	72 Plainview St	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-6458																			(n/a)
Albert P Brewer High School	Public	9-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 778-8634	757	50	15.0	53.9%	616 (81.4%)	16 (2.1%)	98 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	60.4	133^rd of 374 public high schools	64.4%		55.4	148^th of 378 public high schools	60.8%	15							27.7			31.4							26.3	$11,610	$1,252	$10,341
West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	561	29	19.6	75.0%	287 (51.2%)	36 (6.4%)	225 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	46.8	230^th of 439 public middle schools	47.6%		47.5	227^th of 442 public middle schools	48.6%	3		42.1	58.7	29.7	17.0	22.9		35.1	36.2			50.0	78.9	51.7	59.7	44.6		$5,994	$143	$5,835
Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	93.1	23^rd of 439 public middle schools	94.8%		93.5	22^nd of 442 public middle schools	95.0%	1			49.2	52.3	52.4	59.5			64.5				91.5	78.4	83.2	83.5		$7,526	$751	$6,758

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrence County	4.78 mi	14	95^th
Hartselle City	8.09 mi	6	7^th
Decatur City	9.2 mi	21	82^nd
Cullman County	15.25 mi	27	52^nd
Winston County	16.54 mi	10	57^th

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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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