Impact of COVID-19 on Decatur High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 196th of 366 High schools | Ranks 85th of 371 High schools | 30.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Mathematics (Decatur High School) | 41.4 | 32.2 | 9.2% |
End of Course Mathematics (Decatur City) | 39.7 | 26.2 | 13.5% |
End of Course Mathematics (Alabama) | 42.5 | 23.6 | 19% |
End of Course Science (Decatur High School) | 35 | 37.7 | 2.7% |
End of Course Science (Decatur City) | 36.1 | 31.2 | 4.9% |
End of Course Science (Alabama) | 42.6 | 31.7 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1033 | 1040 | 0.7% |
African American | 267 | 267 | |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 7 | 10 | 42.9% |
Hispanic | 271 | 332 | 22.5% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 463 | 381 | 17.7% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 45 | 136.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 56.8% | 67.3% | 10.5% |