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Decatur, Alabama Education Profile

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 Decatur, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityDecatur
Total population53,929 281,421,906
Male25,894138,053,563
Female28,035143,368,343
Median age (years)36.335.3
Total households21,824105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,19241,994

Decatur, Alabama Education

There are very nice schools in Decatur, Alabama. The principals care a lot about Decatur, Alabama students. Children love going to school there. 2,810 students comprise grades 9 through 12. Six thousand, four hundred and thirty-five pupils go to Decatur, Alabama elementary schools. 2,268 students go to Decatur, Alabama colleges.

There are 2,268 high school graduates in Decatur, Alabama. More than five thousand, seven hundred and sixty-eight people in Decatur, Alabama obtained a bachelor's degree. Over 2,100 students of Decatur, Alabama graduated with an associate degree. Only two thousand, four hundred and eighty-six people finished less than 9th grade and about four thousand, six hundred left school after 9th - 12th grades with no diploma.

 Decatur, Alabama %, Decatur, Alabama United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,297  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool1,008 7.58%6.47%
Kindergarten776 5.84%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,435 48.39%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)2,810 21.13%21.38%
College or graduate school2,268 17.06%22.81%
 
 Decatur, Alabama %, Decatur, Alabama United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over35,427  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade2,486 7.02%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,600 12.98%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)9,505 26.83%28.63%
Some college, no degree8,335 23.53%21.05%
Associate degree2,100 5.93%6.32%
Bachelor's degree5,768 16.28%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree2,633 7.43%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher80.0  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.7  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.