Morgan County School District

235 Highway 67 South
Decatur, AL 35603-6542
(District boundaries shown in map)
6/
10
Top 50%

Top Rankings

Morgan County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 13 public elementary schools serving 5,506 students in Morgan County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Alabama.
Public Elementary Schools in Morgan County School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Alabama public elementary school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Alabama public elementary school average of 50% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
18 Schools
1,087 Schools
# Students
7,619 Students
522,452 Students
# Teachers
440 Teachers
29,608 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Morgan County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (AL)
#60 out of 145 school districts
(Top 50%)
30%
30%
47%
47%
38%
38%
87%
88%

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