MacArthur High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Douglas MacArthur High School
Douglas MacArthur High School
Address
	1155 North Fairview Avenue; Decatur, Illinois; 62522; United States
Coordinates	39.85313°N 88.97949°W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Decatur Sd 61
Principal	Cordell Ingrahm
Faculty	52.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,113 (2016-17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	25.3[1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	royal blue and White
Mascot	Generals
Newspaper	General Gazette[3]
Website	www.dps61.org/mhs

Douglas MacArthur High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1,300 students from grades 9 to 12 in Decatur Public Schools District 61. As with crosstown rival Eisenhower High School, MacArthur is organized into communities that the students remain in for four years.

History

MacArthur High School was named after the American World War II general Douglas MacArthur, famous for his key involvement in the Pacific theater of the war. Correspondingly, the school's mascot is the generals.

Demographics

The 2011 school enrollment was 1,226 students. The racial makeup of the school in 2011 was 42.7% White, 46.7% African American, 3.2% Multiracial, 1.3% Hispanic, .7% Asian, and .2% Native American. 57% of the student population are low income students.[4]

Academics

In 2008, 36.8% of the student population met or exceeded in all subjects. The school did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by federal and state laws in 2008. In 2008, the high school graduation rate was 92.3%, up from 76.6% in 2007. The dropout rate lowered from 10.8% in 2007 to 2.5% in 2008.[5]

Athletics

Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Crossrunning, Wrestling, Track, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Volleyball and cheerleading.

Notable alumni

Brian Culbertson, musician, funk-based instrumentalist, jazz artist (Class of 1991)
Loren Coleman, cryptozoologist, author, television personality (Class of 1965)
L. Douglas Hagen (1946 - 1971), US Army Special Forces Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient (Class of 1964)
Steve Hunter, musician, guitarist, played with Mitch Ryder, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel and others (Class of 1966)
John F. McDonald economist, PhD Yale 1971, author, professor and dean at University of Illinois at Chicago (class of 1961)

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References

. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
"MacArthur High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
Official Decatur Public Schools page. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
Interactive Illinois Report Card. Retrieved on 2009-10-04.
Interactive Illinois Report Card. Retrieved on 2009-10-04

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[NCES-1] . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.

[2] "MacArthur High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[DPS61-3] Official Decatur Public Schools page. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.

[4] Interactive Illinois Report Card. Retrieved on 2009-10-04.

[5] Interactive Illinois Report Card. Retrieved on 2009-10-04