MSD Decatur Township
MSD Decatur Township is a public school district in Indiana serving 6,709 students across 9 schools. It includes 6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools. Its graduation rate of 90.0% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $14,768 is near the national average for a US public school district. 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Academy | KG–06 | 686 |
| Gold Academy | KG–06 | 591 |
| Lynwood Elementary | PK–06 | 634 |
| Stephen Decatur Elementary School | KG–06 | 448 |
| Valley Mills Elementary School | KG–06 | 654 |
| West Newton Elementary School | KG–06 | 597 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Middle School | 07–08 | 1,060 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Central High School | 09–12 | 2,039 |
| Decatur Twp School for Excellence | 07–12 | 0 |
State funding accounts for 57% of the budget — this district relies more on state aid than local tax revenue.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.