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Decatur School District 61

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Decatur School District 61 is located close to the center of Illinois. Decatur School District 61 has 42.45 square miles of land area and 4.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Decatur School District 61 population is 71,435. Decatur School District 61 median household income is $38,656 in 2010-2014. Decatur School District 61 median house value is $79,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Decatur School District 61 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (453 out of 476, bottom 5%) Elementary/Middle School: (731 out of 757, bottom 3%)* Rank: #832
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	23
Population	71,435 (2010-2014), rank #44
Population Growth	0.85% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,513.78/sq mi, rank #212
Median Household Income:	$38,656 at 2010-2014—2.55% increase since 2005-2009, rank #791
Median House Price:	$79,100 at 2010-2014—7.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #735
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	42.45 sq mi, rank #475
Water Area:	4.73 sq mi (10.03%), rank #56
State:	Illinois
County:	Macon County
City:	Decatur, Mount Zion
Zip:	62526, 62521, 62522, 62523
Area:	Decatur, IL

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Decatur School District 61 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

101 West Cerro Gordo St

Decatur IL, 62523, Macon County

Phone: 217-424-3011

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,963	9,056	9,007	9,065	9,189	9,091	9,605
English Language Learner Students:	77	64	66	71	77	89	77
Total Teachers:	438.45	NA	438.89	457.92	502.12	512.00	464.80
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	12.74	11.31	14.30	15.80	10.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	28.50	29.77	32.50	35.50	34.00
Elementary:	311.95	NA	294.43	302.46	298.75	328.90	224.00
Secondary:	107.00	NA	103.22	114.38	156.57	131.80	196.80
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	144.37	578.21	88.16	93.65	82.46	85.90	85.50
Instructional Aides:	NA	234.16	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	21.00	24.73	1.00	7.80	15.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	14.49	15.50	15.25	17.00	16.70	11.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.50	6.00	7.00	7.00	4.00	4.50	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.50	8.49	7.50	7.23	8.22	12.20	11.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.02	4.78	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	NA	NA	3.00	4.00	6.50	6.50	7.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	3.77	NA	8.00	7.63	11.00	10.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	35.48	NA	NA	NA	NA	12.00
School Administrators:	30.60	NA	34.55	35.45	39.56	38.50	18.10
School Administrative Support:	NA	137.85	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	6.11	6.59	7.40	6.40	14.60
Other Support Services:	98.00	156.23	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.44	NA	20.52	19.80	18.30	17.76	20.66

Schools

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2440 North Summit Ave, Decatur IL 62526
Brush College Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	575 North Brush College Rd, Decatur IL 62521
Dennis Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 7	1499 West Main St, Decatur IL 62522
Durfee Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1000 West Grand Ave, Decatur IL 62522
Eisenhower High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Educational Park, Decatur IL 62526
Enterprise Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2115 South Taylor Rd, Decatur IL 62521
Garfield Montessori School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	300 Meadow Terrace Place, Decatur IL 62521
Hope Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	955 North Illinois St, Decatur IL 62521
Johns Hill Magnet School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1025 East Johns Ave, Decatur IL 62521
Macarthur High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1155 North Fairview Ave, Decatur IL 62522
Mary W French Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 6	520 West Wood St, Decatur IL 62522
Michael E Baum Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	801 South Lake Ridge Ave, Decatur IL 62521
Muffley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	88 South Country Club Rd, Decatur IL 62521
Oak Grove Accelerated School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2160 West Center St, Decatur IL 62526
Parsons Accelerated School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	3591 North Macarthur Rd, Decatur IL 62526
Pershing Early Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	2912 North University Ave, Decatur IL 62526
Phoenix Enrichment Center	Grade 1 to Grade 12	1900 East Cleveland Ave, Decatur IL 62521
Robertson Charter School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	2240 East Geddes Ave, Decatur IL 62526
South Shores Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2500 South Franklin St Rd, Decatur IL 62521
Stephen Decatur Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	300 East Eldorado St, Decatur IL 62523
Stevenson Accelerated School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3900 North Neely Ave, Decatur IL 62526
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	4735 East Cantrell St, Decatur IL 62521
William Harris Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	620 East Garfield Ave, Decatur IL 62526

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.8%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.0%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.7%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.7%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.1%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.0%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.7%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.9%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.9%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.4%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.1%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.9%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.8%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.2%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.7%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.3%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.9%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.5%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	39.1%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.0%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.0%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.0%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.3%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	58.9%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53.2%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.8%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64.6%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66.9%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.7%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.5%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.0%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.2%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50.3%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.5%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.9%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.6%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.2%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.1%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.0%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.5%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.0%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	38.7%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.9%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.5%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.0%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.3%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	34.6%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.4%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.0%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	34.7%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	55.8%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.9%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.0%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68.9%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57.7%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.0%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.8%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.6%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.6%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.8%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.8%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.3%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.5%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.0%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.0%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	37.1%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.6%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.3%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.3%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	31.3%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.4%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.9%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.2%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.7%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.0%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.0%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	23.2%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.3%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.6%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.7%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	32.6%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.3%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.5%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	39.8%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	33.7%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.4%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.5%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.9%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.2%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.8%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.0%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.4%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.2%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	22.8%	49.4%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$104,943,000	$11,651		$109,018,000	$12,026		$103,073,000	$11,217
Federal:	$10,524,000	$1,168	10.0%	$12,966,000	$1,430	11.9%	$22,546,000	$2,454	21.9%
State:	$51,263,000	$5,691	48.8%	$54,551,000	$6,018	50.0%	$45,451,000	$4,946	44.1%
Local:	$43,156,000	$4,791	41.1%	$41,501,000	$4,578	38.1%	$35,076,000	$3,817	34.0%
Total Expenditures:	$113,680,000	$12,621		$105,454,000	$11,633		$109,816,000	$11,951
Total Current Expenditures:	$92,968,000	$10,322		$88,199,000	$9,730		$90,331,000	$9,830
Instructional Expenditures:	$41,215,000	$4,576	44.3%	$42,740,000	$4,715	48.5%	$42,930,000	$4,672	47.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$9,994,000	$1,110	10.7%	$9,326,000	$1,029	10.6%	$11,085,000	$1,206	12.3%
Administration:	$22,679,000	$2,518	24.4%	$17,484,000	$1,929	19.8%	$17,205,000	$1,872	19.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$19,080,000	$2,118	20.5%	$18,649,000	$2,057	21.1%	$19,111,000	$2,080	21.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,648,000	$183		$1,645,000	$181		$4,066,000	$442
Construction:	$373,000	$41		$248,000	$27		$429,000	$47
Total Other:	$1,379,000	$153		$1,085,000	$120		$1,223,000	$133
Interest on Debt:	$2,979,000	$331		$549,000	$61		$598,000	$65

Total Salary:	$45,265,000	$5,026		$46,633,000	$5,144		$49,377,000	$5,373
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$26,045,000	$2,892	57.5%	$28,075,000	$3,097	60.2%	$27,710,000	$3,016	56.1%
Other Salary:	$19,220,000	$2,134	42.5%	$18,558,000	$2,047	39.8%	$21,667,000	$2,358	43.9%
Total Benefit:	$21,811,000	$2,422		$21,674,000	$2,391		$22,510,000	$2,450
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$12,011,000	$1,334	55.1%	$12,240,000	$1,350	56.5%	$12,396,000	$1,349	55.1%
Other Benefit:	$9,800,000	$1,088	44.9%	$9,434,000	$1,041	43.5%	$10,114,000	$1,101	44.9%

* Decatur School District 61 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.