📍 801 S Lake Ridge Ave, Decatur, Macon County, 62521
Michael E Baum Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sergio Reyna. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Michael E Baum Elem School enrolls 297 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 36% White and 17% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 120 | 40% |
| White | 108 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 297 students (78%) 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.
Michael E Baum 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 48, state house district 96.
Michael E Baum 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 297 students, Michael E Baum 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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