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Stephen Decatur Middle School

Regular School · Decatur, IL

Stephen Decatur Middle School is a regular school school in Decatur, Illinois, serving grades 07–08 with 413 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
413
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
18:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 219 53%
White 120 29%
Two or more races 56 14%
Hispanic/Latino 18 4%
Total enrollment 413 235M / 178F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=1% 27.7% 433
Reading Proficiency 5.0% -27.7pp 32.7% 447

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
134
32.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
417
101% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 413 100%

Contact & Location

1 Educational Park

Decatur, IL 62526

Phone: (217)362-3251

http://www.dps61.org

District

Decatur SD 61

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,123

District enrollment: 7,974

NCES ID

171185004100

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