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Career Academies of Decatur

Decatur · AL · Decatur City · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Career Academies of Decatur compares for families

What families should know about Career Academies of Decatur.

  • LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Career Technical Center, Long Term Case, Decatur High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

73.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Career Technical Center
Decatur
Public 0.1
Long Term Case
Decatur
Public 1.9
Decatur High School
Decatur
Public 2.2 915 -8.2%
Decatur High Developmental
Decatur
Public 2.2 37
Cornerstone Christian School
Decatur
Private 2.2 59 -28.9%
Austin High School
Decatur
Public 2.7 999 -3.7%
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy
Decatur
Private 3.1 323 -11.0%
West Morgan High School
Trinity
Public 4.1 476 +7.0%

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