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Decatur Central High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Grades
  
9-12

Team name
  
Hawks

Phone
  
+1 317-856-5288

Faculty
  
89

Principal
  
Scott DeFreese

Enrollment
  
1,783 (2013-2014)

Website
  
DCHS

Number of students
  
1,783

Address
  
5251 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46221, USA

District
  
Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township

Motto
  
"Inspiring all to achieve their highest potential."

Athletics conference
  
Mid-State Conference (IHSAA)

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Decatur Central High School (DCHS) is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

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About

Decatur Central High School is part of the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township. The school currently enrolls students from grades nine through twelve.

Small learning communities

Decatur Central has "small learning communities". Students decide which SLC they would like to be entered in with a form explaining all the SLCs. This form is composed of a selection graph explaining the SLC they would like to be in, and a short essay area. In total there are five SLCs: Choice, Edge, ICE, New Tech, and Q&I.

Demographics

Of Decatur Central's 1,632 students (in the 2007-08 school year), 83% were Caucasian, 10% were African American, 4% were Hispanic, 1% were Asian, and 2% were multiracial. 43% of students qualified for free lunches and 0% qualified for reduced price lunches.

Athletics

The mascot of Decatur Central is the Hawk; the school colors are navy and gold.

Notable alumni

  • Aaron Gibson - former NFL offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions
  • Amy Cozad, Olympic Diver in the 2016 Rio Olympics
  • References

    Decatur Central High School Wikipedia