Decatur Public Schools District 61

Decatur Public Schools District 61
Address
101 West Cerro Gordo Street
Decatur
, Illinois, 62523
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto“Educating for Success”
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID1711850[1]
Students and staff
Students8,518[1]
Other information
Websitewww.dps61.org

Decatur Public Schools District 61 is a public unit school district in Macon County, Illinois. As of 2018 it was the 26th largest school district in Illinois, and had one pre-kindergarten/early learning center, four full K-8 schools, eleven elementary schools with kindergarten through sixth grade, two middle schools, two high schools, and two alternative education programs.[2]

One of the grade schools is a Montessori school.[2] High schools include Eisenhower High School and MacArthur High School. An older high school, Stephen Decatur High School, closed in 2000.

As of 2022 the District has 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 7 specialty schools.

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Decatur SD 61". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "About Our District". Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Public Schools. Retrieved May 14, 2019.