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Decatur Community Junior/Senior High

Public Grades 7-12
147th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 332 Kansas High Schools
Better than 56% of Kansas high schools
Summary

Decatur Community Junior/Senior High is a public school in Oberlin, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 151 students. The school is part of the Oberlin District, which is ranked 163 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Decatur Community Junior/Senior High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from as high as 22nd out of 316 Kansas high schools in 2016-2017 to as low as 217th out of 320 in 2020-2021. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 147th out of 332 Kansas high schools, with a 3-star rating. While the school's graduation and dropout rates have generally been strong, it has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 11.9% to 19.7% in recent years. Academically, the school has shown mixed results, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science compared to state and district averages, but stronger performance in Mathematics.

Decatur Community Junior/Senior High has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 39.86% to 56.29% in recent years. The school's performance for this subgroup has been variable, with the low-SES students ranking as high as 39th out of 246 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 but as low as 145th out of 250 in 2022-2023. Addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and supporting the needs of students from low-income families could help the school achieve more consistent and improved outcomes.

144
Students ?
7.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,189
Per pupil spending ?
55.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 605 E Commercial
       Oberlin, KS  67749

(785) 475-2231

District: Oberlin


Feeder schools for Decatur Community Junior/Senior High:

Elementary:    Oberlin Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.1%
Hispanic:
9.7%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025
Strengths
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)
✓Above the Kansas median (56th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 20 pts below the Kansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg42%
Kansas avg42%
Middle school
227th of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From top 46% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
147th of 332
Kansas public high schools ?
Top 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
163rd of 264Oberlin among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202538.1227 of 36337.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.7292 of 36219.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6290 of 36219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202241.3203 of 36844.8%★★☆☆☆
202138.2233 of 36736.5%★★☆☆☆
201949.1166 of 36854.9%★★★☆☆
201833.5236 of 35032.6%★★☆☆☆
201740.8205 of 35842.7%★★☆☆☆
201637.8211 of 34338.5%★★☆☆☆
201549.0168 of 36854.3%★★★☆☆
201313.2327 of 3557.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201252.6204 of 34240.4%★★☆☆☆
201158.1157 of 32050.9%★★★☆☆
201043.0218 of 31631.0%★★☆☆☆
200942.5221 of 30728.0%★☆☆☆☆
200840.8201 of 29632.1%★★☆☆☆
200731.1219 of 28623.4%★☆☆☆☆
200626.6219 of 27720.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202115.9284 of 3139.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202555.6105 of 28563.2%★★★☆☆
202435.2209 of 29629.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.0180 of 30040.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201935.7197 of 30134.6%★★☆☆☆
201829.5208 of 28025.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202530.8255 of 34926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6298 of 34714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0284 of 34918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7245 of 34929.8%★★☆☆☆
202130.5260 of 34925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201942.4194 of 34443.6%★★☆☆☆
201830.8240 of 33327.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202552.2147 of 33255.7%★★★☆☆
202450.8154 of 31851.6%★★★☆☆
202353.0145 of 32755.7%★★★☆☆
202285.523 of 32492.9%★★★★★
202138.9217 of 32032.2%★★☆☆☆
201964.992 of 32571.7%★★★★☆
201858.1121 of 31461.5%★★★☆☆
201790.722 of 31693.0%★★★★★
201648.7163 of 31347.9%★★☆☆☆
201557.6135 of 32658.6%★★★☆☆
201329.6278 of 32313.9%★☆☆☆☆
201262.8136 of 31757.1%★★★☆☆
201185.77 of 29897.7%★★★★★
201068.783 of 30272.5%★★★★☆
200936.3222 of 29123.7%★☆☆☆☆
200856.1126 of 26752.8%★★★☆☆
200766.293 of 28066.8%★★★☆☆
200678.842 of 26284.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201964.177 of 24969.1%★★★☆☆
201855.0108 of 24856.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202577.839 of 24684.1%★★★★☆
202464.858 of 24976.7%★★★★☆
202343.1145 of 25042.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201968.260 of 25276.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202550.4143 of 30653.3%★★★☆☆
202437.4201 of 29531.9%★★☆☆☆
202346.8166 of 30946.3%★★☆☆☆
202281.031 of 30789.9%★★★★★
202133.2228 of 30224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201958.5109 of 30664.4%★★★☆☆
201854.6122 of 29658.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+26 vs school
Male (2019)35th percentile-20 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2021)9th percentile-27 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+28 vs school
Male (2019)76th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2019)69th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)53rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics45%+6 vs state
English Language Arts29%-16 vs state
Science21%-20 vs state

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Students at Decatur Community Junior/Senior High are 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Decatur Community Junior/Senior High ranks 147th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Decatur Community Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oberlin Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Decatur Community Junior/Senior High.


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