IllinoisSchoolsStephen Decatur Middle School

Stephen Decatur Middle School

PublicRegular
Decatur, Illinois · Decatur SD 61
Teachers23.0FTE
Ratio20.3:1students per teacher
Students467enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students467
Grade Span7–8
Student:Teacher20.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch66%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
11.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
23
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
413
11.6%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.8:116.0:117.2:118.3:119.5:120.7:12020202120222023202415.2:115.8:120.3:118.0:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3964464955455946442224262931332020202120222023202462748545946741332292323EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment627485459467413
Teacher FTE32292323
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.2:115.8:120.3:118.0:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.