Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Decatur School District 61 welcomed 8,923 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 31.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Decatur School District 61 roughly covers schools within Macon County and has a main office in Decatur.
Among the 15 schools in Decatur School District 61, MacArthur High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 372 students.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,147 | 2,535 | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 8,451 | 2,779 | 32.9% |
| 2020 | 8,742 | 3,127 | 35.8% |
| 2019 | 8,815 | 3,138 | 35.6% |
| 2018 | 8,923 | 3,340 | 37.4% |
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