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Career Academies of Decatur

Public Grades 9-12

269

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1229 Westmead Street SW
Decatur, AL 35601

(256) 560-6821

District: Decatur City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

White:

29.7%

African American:

23.8%

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✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

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82^nd of 135Decatur City among Alabama districts

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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 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
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%)								(n/a)
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)
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%)	66	107^th of 374 public high schools	71.4%		47.5	184^th of 378 public high schools	51.3%	77	30.9	29.6	32.2	$12,970	$1,553	$11,379
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)
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35603	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%)	70.6	94^th of 374 public high schools	74.9%		56.5	139^th of 378 public high schools	63.2%	45	23.8	39.2	35.8	$12,464	$964	$11,500
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
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
East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence 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%)	25.2	269^th of 374 public high schools	28.1%		50.7	165^th of 378 public high schools	56.3%	104	14.4	18.3	7.2	$11,542	$2,199	$9,315
Lawrence County Developmental	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence 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)
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%)	88.7	33^rd of 374 public high schools	91.2%		95.7	22^nd of 378 public high schools	94.2%	11	47.6	44.1	41.5	$10,312	$522	$9,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Career Academies of Decatur

What is the racial makeup of Career Academies of Decatur?

Students at Career Academies of Decatur are 41% Hispanic, 30% White, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Career Academies of Decatur?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Career Academies of Decatur.

What district is Career Academies of Decatur in?

Decatur City

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

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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