📍 1499 W Grand Ave, Decatur, Macon County, 62522
MacArthur High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 1,105 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cordell Ingram. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
MacArthur High School enrolls 1,105 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 30% White and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 569 | 51% |
| White | 327 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 142 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
740 of the school's 1,105 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
MacArthur High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 96.
MacArthur High School is one of 17 schools in Decatur SD 61, based in Decatur, Illinois. The district serves 7,840 students district-wide and employs 434 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,105 students, MacArthur High School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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