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Decatur High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2800 Sw 320 Th St
Federal Way, WA 98023
Phone
(253) 945-5200
District
Federal Way School District
County
KING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1354
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.1% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Decatur High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
24%
45%
38%
61%
10%
30%
24%
45%
38%
61%
10%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 289 21.3%
Grade 10 368 27.2%
Grade 11 350 25.8%
Grade 12 347 25.6%
Total 1354 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.0% 22.4% 54.1%
Black 15.1% 17.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 37.6% 37.4% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.8% 15.3% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 8.5% 7.3% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.0% 75.2% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 64.0% 75.2% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 148,310 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,182.9 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,595 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.3% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.7% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.2% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,206 $200,866,000 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,742 $38,009,000 8.2%
Staff $1,150 $25,097,000 5.4%
General Administration $201 $4,390,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,072 $23,380,000 5.0%
Operation $1,556 $33,945,000 7.3%
Transportation $606 $13,212,000 2.9%
Other $576 $12,568,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,903 $150,601,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,119 $111,682,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $21,228 $463,149,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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