Decatur School District 61 welcomed 7,757 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This is a 1.7% decrease from the previous school year.
MacArthur High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 999 students.
Decatur School District 61 roughly covers schools within Macon County and has a main office in Decatur.
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 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower High School | 885 | 0.2% |
| Montessori Academy for Peace | 648 | -7.8% |
| Parsons Accelerated School | 465 | 3.8% |
| Muffley Elementary School | 389 | 9.3% |
| South Shores Elementary School | 320 | 1.9% |
| Robertson Charter School | 329 | 0% |
| Franklin Grove Elementary School | 460 | 3.4% |
| MacArthur High School | 999 | -6.1% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle School | 474 | 3% |
| Johns Hill Magnet School | 625 | -2.8% |
| Hope Academy | 527 | -8.7% |
| American Dreamer STEM Academy | 364 | -6.9% |
| Dennis Elementary School | 520 | -3.2% |
| Michael E. Baum Elementary School | 323 | 8.4% |
