Decatur City
Decatur City is a public school district based in Decatur, Alabama, serving 8,902 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 129 Alabama districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 424 students each, about the same as the Alabama median of 452. It spends about $12,195 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Alabama median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Decatur City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Decatur City | Alabama median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,195 | $10,671 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,751 | $6,303 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $127.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $126.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 595 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,054 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 17.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 342 | 399 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Alabama median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Alabama
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee CountyOpelika | 9,026 | 15 | $10,471 | 14.8 | #18 |
| Decatur CityDecatur · this district | 8,902 | 21 | $12,195 | 15.0 | #19 |
| Autauga CountyPrattville | 8,888 | 16 | $9,098 | 17.8 | #20 |
| DeKalb CountyRainsville | 8,769 | 15 | $11,123 | 16.0 | #21 |
| Etowah CountyGadsden | 8,739 | 24 | $9,495 | 17.4 | #22 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe CountyKey West, FL | 8,928 | $14,821 | 17.1 |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictWest Windsor, NJ | 8,900 | $21,120 | 11.5 |
| Lompoc UnifiedLompoc, CA | 8,898 | $13,651 | 20.7 |
| West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3JTualatin, OR | 8,880 | $12,884 | 16.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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