Stephen Decatur High School was named after Stephen Decatur, the naval war hero during the War of 1812 who was born in Worcester County.

He was a Commodore and also fought in the Second Barbary War against pirates in the Mediterranean Sea.

[1] The graduation rate at Stephen Decatur High School is consistently above 90 percent.

[2] The area of West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and Berlin experienced significant growth in the 1990s and 2000s, and that was reflected in the student population at Stephen Decatur High School.

[3] The growth of the area slowed around the time of the Great Recession, and as a result the student population at Stephen Decatur has remained relatively steady over the past decade.