Decatur (Georgia)
DeKalb County
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Decatur is a city in DeKalb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was founded in 1823 and has since become the county seat of DeKalb County. Your name is reminiscent of the American national hero Stephen Decatur junior.
Decatur has 18,147 inhabitants ( 2000) on an area of 10.8 km ².
Education
The Decatur City School District, covers the entire metropolitan area, and maintains educational institutions from preschool through grade twelve, that consists of four Elementary School, a fourth and fifth grade Academy, a middle school and a high school.
The DeKalb County School District covers the unincorporated areas and serves in DeKalb County around Decatur and operates the renowned William Bradley Bryant Center ( WBBC ) in a partnership.
List of residents in Decatur schools
- Decatur High School
- Carl G. Renfroe Middle School
- Glenwood Elementary
- Clairemont Elementary
- Oakhurst Elementary
- Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy
- Winona Park Elementary
The district has 224 full-time teachers and over 2519 students.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Harold Duncan (Strap), rapper of the group Travis Porter
- Gale Harold ( * 1969 ), actor
- Keri Hilson (* 1982 ), singer
- Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton (1835-1930), politician
- Lynn Lowry ( b. 1947 ), actor
- Lakeem Mattox ( Ali ), rapper of the group Travis Porter
- Edward Nelson ( born 1932 ), mathematician who deals with analysis, mathematical physics, probability theory and logic
- Dwight Phillips ( born 1977 ), world champion in long jump
- Lisa Roberts Gillan (born 1965 ), film actress and film producer
- Michael Stipe ( born 1960 ), singer and " creative head " of the American alternative rock band REM
- Gwen Torrence (born 1965 ), Olympic gold medalist in the 200 -meter run
- Donquez Woods ( Quez ), rapper of the group Travis Porter
Twinning
- Trujillo, Peru