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Tanner High School → Falkville High School → West Morgan High School → Career Technical Center → East Lawrence High School → Danville High School → Long Term Case → Priceville High School →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: Tanner High School, Falkville High School, West Morgan 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
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.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Alabama
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,420/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner High School Tanner |
Public | 10.6 | 247 | +9.8% |
| Falkville High School Falkville |
Public | 15.8 | 262 | +12.0% |
| West Morgan High School Trinity |
Public | 4.1 | 476 | +7.0% |
| Career Technical Center Decatur |
Public | 0.1 | — | — |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity |
Public | 9.5 | 408 | -2.9% |
| Danville High School Danville |
Public | 12.3 | 374 | +3.6% |
| Long Term Case Decatur |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| Priceville High School Decatur |
Public | 6.7 | 506 | +6.1% |