School district · Illinois
Decatur SD 61
Decatur SD 61 in Illinois: 16 public schools with 7,840 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,753 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 16
- 1 charter
- Students
- 7,840
- Students per teacher
- 17.2
- IL 13.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,753
- IL $21.4K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 457
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.0
- Students per counselor
- 713
- IL 414 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Illinois: 53%17%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Illinois
Median 56% · 514 school districts compared
3,279 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Illinois: 39%7.2%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Illinois
Median 33% · 561 school districts compared
3,272 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 21% · $36M
- State
- 48% · $81.8M
- Local
- 30% · $50.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,722
- Support services
- $10,351
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4.3M
- Long-term debt
- $122.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pershing Early Learning CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 416 | 26.0 | — | — |
American Dreamer STEM AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 423 | 15.1 | 15% | 5.5% |
Dennis Lab SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 579 | 16.5 | 11% | 4.9% |
Franklin Grove Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 461 | 18.5 | 8.6% | 4.8% |
Hope AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 501 | 13.9 | 3.1% | 0.0% |
Johns Hill Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 627 | 15.3 | 20% | 13% |
Michael E Baum Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 313 | 18.4 | 21% | 19% |
Montessori Academy for PeaceFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 586 | 14.7 | 34% | 15% |
Muffley Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 386 | 17.5 | 16% | 6.9% |
Parsons Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 505 | 15.8 | 14% | 6.7% |
Robertson Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 327 | 29.7 | 42% | 5.0% |
South Shores Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 335 | 18.5 | 11% | 4.5% |
Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 413 | 18.0 | 13% | 5.5% |
Eisenhower High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 909 | 17.2 | — | — |
MacArthur High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,059 | 20.0 | — | — |
Decatur Pub. Schs. Alt. EducationAlternativeFree meals for all | K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 101 W Cerro Gordo St, Decatur, IL 62523
- Phone
- (217)362-3010
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.