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MacArthur High School

Regular School · Decatur, IL

MacArthur High School is a regular school school in Decatur, Illinois, serving grades 09–12 with 1,059 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,059
Teachers (FTE)
53.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
20:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 536 51%
White 291 27%
Two or more races 144 14%
Hispanic/Latino 80 8%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,059 525M / 534F

English Language Learners: 24 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6.0% -21.7pp 27.7% 209
Reading Proficiency 12.0% -20.7pp 32.7% 209

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (11)
172 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
222
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
134
12.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
852
80.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,059 100%

Contact & Location

1499 W Grand Ave

Decatur, IL 62522

Phone: (217)362-3152

http://www.dps61.org

District

Decatur SD 61

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,123

District enrollment: 7,974

NCES ID

171185001411

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD