📍 2500 S Franklin Street Rd, Decatur, Macon County, 62521
South Shores Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristi Mullinix. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Shores Elem School enrolls 328 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 33% White and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 157 | 48% |
| White | 107 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 328 students (80%) 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.
South Shores Elem 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 51, state house district 101.
South Shores Elem 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 328 students, South Shores Elem School is smaller 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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