Decatur School District 61 welcomed 7,740 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
MacArthur High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,012 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Montessori Academy for Peace | 609 | -6% |
| Parsons Accelerated School | 475 | 2.2% |
| Michael E. Baum Elementary School | 321 | -0.6% |
| Hope Academy | 519 | -1.5% |
| Dennis Elementary School | 556 | 6.9% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle School | 415 | -12.4% |
| South Shores Elementary School | 322 | 0.6% |
| Robertson Charter School | 315 | -4.3% |
| Franklin Grove Elementary School | 444 | -3.5% |
| Eisenhower High School | 860 | -2.8% |
| Johns Hill Magnet School | 628 | 0.5% |
| MacArthur High School | 1,012 | 1.3% |
| Muffley Elementary School | 373 | -4.1% |
| American Dreamer STEM Academy | 422 | 15.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
