MacArthur High School
Decatur, IL · Decatur SD 61
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, small
558th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 7%▼ Declining
300 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523
(217)362-3152NCES ID 171185001411Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks MacArthur High School 558th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 7% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 17th in 2019 to 7th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,042 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 45.2% | 51.2% | ▲ 6.0 pts | |
| White | 44.3% | 28.0% | ▼ 16.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 13.9% | ▲ 7.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.1% | 6.1% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.2% | 0.4% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than MacArthur High School
- #583Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur SD 61 · 2.9 mi away583rd of 601
ELA 17% ▼5 · Math 9% ▼3Compare - #349Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolWarrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 · 7.2 mi away349th of 601
ELA 53% ▲31 · Math 27% ▲15Compare - #124Mt Zion High SchoolMt Zion CUSD 3 · 8 mi away124th of 601
ELA 63% ▲41 · Math 52% ▲40Compare - #394Sangamon Valley High SchoolSangamon Valley CUSD 9 · 9.6 mi away394th of 601
ELA 44% ▲22 · Math 29% ▲17Compare - #346Meridian High SchoolMeridian CUSD 15 · 10.4 mi away346th of 601
ELA 48% ▲26 · Math 32% ▲20Compare - #463Argenta-Oreana High SchoolArgenta-Oreana CUSD 1 · 12.5 mi away463rd of 601
ELA 36% ▲14 · Math 23% ▲11Compare - #233Maroa-Forsyth Senior High SchMaroa Forsyth CUSD 2 · 12.6 mi away233rd of 601
ELA 64% ▲42 · Math 31% ▲19Compare - #167Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High SchoolCerro Gordo CUSD 100 · 13.6 mi away167th of 601
ELA 72% ▲50 · Math 33% ▲21Compare
What school district is MacArthur High School in?
MacArthur High School is part of the Decatur SD 61 district in Decatur, Illinois.
Is MacArthur High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks MacArthur High School 558th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 7% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of MacArthur High School?
Black 51%, White 28%, Two or more races 14%, Hispanic 6% (1,042 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.