Decatur High School is a
comprehensive public high school located in the rural, distant community of
Decatur, Arkansas
Decatur is a city, in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region. This town is named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.
Geography
Decatur is located in west ...
, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 7 through 12. It is one of nine public high schools in
Benton County, Arkansas and the sole high school administered by the
Decatur School District Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur:
Places in the United States
* Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County
** Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama ...
.
In addition to Decatur, the district includes small sections of
Centerton and
Highfill.
Academics
Decatur High School is accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osa ...
(ADE) and the assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE, which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take
Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.
Athletics
The Decatur High School mascot and athletic emblem is the bulldog with blue and gold serving as the school colors.
The Decatur Bulldogs compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification—the state's second smallest classification—via the 2A Region 4 Conference (football) and 2A Region 4 West Conference (basketball), as administered by the
Arkansas Activities Association. The Bulldogs field teams in football, cross country (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and cheer.
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Public high schools in Arkansas
Schools in Benton County, Arkansas
Decatur, Arkansas