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Austin High School

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Austin High School ranks 184 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 52% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Austin High School is a large public high school in Decatur, AL, serving 999 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Decatur City district, where over half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

If you're looking at Austin High, the standout number is its graduation rate: 96.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. That's significantly better than the state average of 91.5% and even beats its district counterpart, Decatur High School, which sits at 93.7%. The school is clearly effective at getting students to the finish line. However, attendance is a real concern. Austin High's chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4%, which is more than double the district average of 6.0% and dramatically higher than Decatur High's impressively low 4.0%. This means a notable portion of students are missing significant school days, which likely contributes to inconsistent academic performance. In 2025-2026, Austin outperformed Decatur High in English (31.01% vs. 24.43%) and Math (23.08% vs. 22.81%), but trailed in Science (27.42% vs. 29.82%).

Academically, Austin High is a solid mid-tier school, ranking in the 52nd percentile statewide. It had a remarkable spike to a 4-star rating in 2024-2025, with most student groups performing well, but it dropped back to 3 stars in 2025-2026. This "one-year wonder" pattern is also seen at Decatur High, suggesting a district-wide initiative that had temporary success. When compared to nearby Hartselle High School—which achieves 67.56% math proficiency—Austin's 23.08% looks weak, but Hartselle serves a much wealthier population (26.78% free/reduced lunch vs. Austin's 56.56%). Austin also spends more per student ($12,464) than Hartselle ($10,312) or Priceville High School ($10,170), yet achieves lower outcomes. The school's biggest challenges are clear: improving attendance and finding a way to sustain its academic successes year over year.

999

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,085

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3004 Modaus Road
Decatur, AL 35601-5498

(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
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	Woodmeade Elementary School
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: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Alabama avg32%

184^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Decatur City

87^th of 140Decatur 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	184 of 386	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	94 of 374	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	139 of 378	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	121 of 371	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	144 of 367	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	157 of 371	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	194 of 366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	208 of 356	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	141 of 353	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	167 of 351	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	158 of 353	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.0	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	214 of 360	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	157 of 357	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	163 of 359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	128 of 358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	63 of 357	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	107 of 359	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.8	58 of 357	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	99 of 238	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.5	25 of 228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	43 of 231	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	82 of 224	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	120 of 222	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	104 of 224	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	90 of 189	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.1	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	20 of 28	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	221 of 377	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.4	100 of 359	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	162 of 366	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	151 of 367	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	182 of 359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	239 of 354	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	143 of 343	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	73.6	33 of 142	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	86 of 139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	63 of 122	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	59 of 103	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	50 of 93	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	208 of 383	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.1	98 of 367	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	122 of 375	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	231 of 361	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	281 of 361	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	222 of 315	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	146 of 380	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	103 of 363	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	113 of 368	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	104 of 358	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	155 of 366	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	153 of 366	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	121 of 357	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	192 of 350	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	44 of 123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.4	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.9	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	110 of 197	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	62 of 194	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	53 of 198	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	35 of 182	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	89 of 196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	20 of 171	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	68 of 160	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	18 of 320	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	70.0	85 of 325	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	127 of 325	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	90 of 317	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	122 of 326	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	134 of 319	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	129 of 313	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	72 of 300	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	39 of 230	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)94th percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English31%-3 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)	Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	999	61	16.3	56.6%	236 (23.6%)	368 (36.8%)	339 (33.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	48.9	184^th of 386 public high schools	52.3%		70.6	94^th of 374 public high schools	74.9%	90	23.1	27.4	31.0	$16,085	$1,715	$14,364
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%)	59.2	133^rd of 386 public high schools	65.5%		24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%	138	29.9	41.7	22.8	$13,632	$2,333	$11,265
Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060				—															(n/a)
Career Academies of Decatur	Public	9-12	1229 Westmead Street SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 560-6821	269	27	9.9	73.2%	80 (29.7%)	64 (23.8%)	110 (40.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	21.4	309^th of 386 public high schools	19.9%					(n/a)	11.0	12.2	20.0
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3011	915	66	13.8	63.3%	283 (30.9%)	225 (24.6%)	361 (39.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)	45.3	196^th of 386 public high schools	49.2%		66	107^th of 374 public high schools	71.4%	89	22.8	29.8	24.4	$16,507	$2,578	$13,924
Decatur High Developmental	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3008	37			75.7%	9 (24.3%)	16 (43.2%)	11 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)				$1,021	$58	$958
East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2430	408	26	15.5	63.0%	306 (75.0%)	48 (11.8%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	43.3	208^th of 386 public high schools	46.1%		25.2	269^th of 374 public high schools	28.1%	61	23.3	30.2	20.7	$14,248	$3,289	$10,944
Lawrence County Developmental	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	No	(256) 905-2430	21			66.7%	14 (66.7%)	4 (19.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$21,031	$9,227	$11,790
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%)	88.4	35^th of 386 public high schools	90.9%		87.2	40^th of 374 public high schools	89.3%	5	43.0	60.4	41.5	$10,048	$693	$9,322
Hartselle High School	Public	9-12	1000 Bethel Road NE	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 751-5615	1,027	71	14.4	26.8%	896 (87.2%)	43 (4.2%)	47 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.5%)	98.4	9^th of 386 public high schools	97.7%		88.7	33^rd of 374 public high schools	91.2%	24	67.6	66.4	59.2	$14,401	$795	$13,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin High School

What schools feed into Austin High School?

Austin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austinville Elementary School
Elementary : Chestnut Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Julian Harris Elementary School
Elementary : West Decatur Elementary School
Elementary : Woodmeade Elementary School
Middle : Austin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Austin High School?

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

What district is Austin High School in?

Decatur City

Is Austin High School a good school?

Austin High School ranks 184^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Austin High School?

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

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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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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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