📍 1 Educational Park, Decatur, Macon County, 62526
Stephen Decatur Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Decatur, Macon County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Curtiss Lindsey. It is part of the Decatur SD 61 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stephen Decatur Middle School enrolls 459 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 37% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 200 | 44% |
| White | 172 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 459 students (83%) 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.
Stephen Decatur Middle 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.
Stephen Decatur Middle 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 459 students, Stephen Decatur Middle School is close to 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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