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The Decatur City Schools is a school system located in the city of Decatur, Alabama

Decatur, Alabama

Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city, affectionately known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County...

, and is home to seven of Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

's International Baccalaureate schools.
The school system is also the second largest employer in Decatur.

Basic Overview

Decatur's spending per student is one of the highest in the state, and higher than many places in the nation.

The Decatur City School District was the first in North Alabama

North Alabama

North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally considered to include 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 958,247, or 20.84% of the state's population as...

, to offer the International Baccalaureate Programme. The system contains two IB Diploma Programme schools in the high schools, and two IB Primary Years Programme schools in the two magnet schools and three IB Middle Years Programme schools in the three middle schools. The Primary Years accredited schools are the first, and currently only, in Alabama. The Middle Years accredited schools are also the first, and currently only, in Alabama.

Assets and Achievements

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Decatur City Schools was the first school system in Alabama to join a partnership with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
High school bands have longstanding history of superior ratings:
- Decatur High School leads the state of Alabama with the most Superior Ratings at State Competition, with 57 superiors, since the competition's formation in 1946.
- Decatur High School also has never received less than a Superior Rating at any District Competition since its formation.
- Austin High School has the longest string of Superior Ratings at State Competition.
The school system contains more International Baccalaureate Accredited schools than any other system in the State of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

.
- It is the only system with two IB Diploma
  IB Diploma Programme
  The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
  
  high schools
- It is the only system in the state that houses any elementary schools that have received IB Primary Years
  IB Primary Years Programme
  The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate for students aged 3 to 11. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Years Programme, it is not a prerequisite for it...
  
  accreditation.
- It is the only system in the state that houses any elementary schools that have received IB Middle Years
  IB Middle Years Programme
  The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is an educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 . Thus, in the United States the programme is often taught throughout the middle school years and the first two years of high school...
  
  accreditation.

Elementary schools

Austinville
Banks-Caddell
Benjamin Davis (magnet grades 1-2)
Chestnut Grove
Eastwood
Frances Nungester
Julian Harris
Leon Sheffield
Leon Sheffield Elementary School
Leon Sheffield Elementary School is a magnet elementary school in Decatur, Alabama, United States. It enrolls students in grades 3-5. The school is one of two elementary schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, the other being the second magnet school...

(magnet grades 3-5)
Somerville Road
Walter Jackson
West Decatur
Woodmeade

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Middle schools

Brookhaven Middle School
Brookhaven Middle School
Brookhaven Middle School is a middle school located in Decatur, Alabama, in the Decatur City Schools school system. It has roughly 700 students enrolled and teaches grades 6 through 8. The schools mascot is the Wild Cats....

- Wild Cats
Cedar Ridge Middle School
Cedar Ridge Middle School
Cedar Ridge Middle School is a middle school located in Decatur, Alabama, in the Decatur City Schools school system. It has approximately 700 students enrolled and teaches grades 6 through 8. The schools mascot, once the Cubs, is now the Black Bears...

- Black Bears
Oak Park Middle School
Oak Park Middle School
Oak Park Middle School is a middle school located in southeastern Decatur, Alabama, in the Decatur City Schools school system. It has 633 students enrolled and teaches grades 6 through 8. The schools mascot is the Red Raiders....

- Red Raiders

High schools

Austin High School
Austin High School (Decatur, Alabama)
Austin High School is in Decatur, Alabama and is part of the Decatur City Schools System, enrolling over 1,400 Students. Since its establishment in 1962, Austin has been one of two high schools in the Decatur area. It boasts a variety of Programs.-Curriculum:...

- Mascot:Black Bears
Decatur High School - Mascot: Red Raiders
Horizon High School (alternative high school)

IB accredited schools

Austin High School - Diploma Program
Decatur High School - Diploma Program
Brookhaven Middle School - Middle Years
Cedar Ridge Middle School - Middle Years
Oak Park Middle School - Middle Years
Benjamin Davis Elementary School - Primary Years
Leon Sheffield Elementary School - Primary Years

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