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Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 6

Parsons Elementary School, Decatur, IL

CEP schoolParsons Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, part of Decatur SD 61. It enrolled 505 students in 2024-25, with 15.8 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
505
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Students per teacher
15.8
Grades
K to 6

This school's ratio is 1.4 lower than the district figure of 17.2. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school15.8
District17.2
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
3591 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur, IL 62526
Phone
(217)362-3330
District
Decatur SD 61
County
Macon County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
City: Small
NCES school ID
171185001432
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free or reduced-price lunch
45289.5% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Decatur SD 61

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.