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300 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523 • Macon County
(217) 362-3301
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview

NCES 2024-2025
Total Students
416
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
26.0:1
FRPL Eligible
339
(81.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility Total Eligible: 339 of 416 (81.5%)
Eligible (Combined): 339 (81.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 77 (18.5%)

Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)

0 300 600 2020-2021: 452 students 452 2020-2021 2021-2022: 394 students 394 -12.8% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 389 students 389 -1.3% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 375 students 375 -3.6% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 416 students 416 +10.9% 2024-2025

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

NCES 2024-2025
Black or African American: 196 (47.1%) White: 96 (23.1%) Two or More Races (Multiracial): 77 (18.5%) Hispanic / Latino: 36 (8.7%) Asian: 7 (1.7%) American Indian / Alaska Native: 3 (0.7%) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1 (0.2%)
416 Students
Black or African American 196 47.1%
White 96 23.1%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 77 18.5%
Hispanic / Latino 36 8.7%
Asian 7 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0.2%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 416 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 416 (100%)
416 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 416 100%

Student Gender Distribution

Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.

NCES 2024-2025
M
Male Students
232
55.8%
F
Female Students
184
44.2%