Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Dwight Eisenhower High School
Location
Decatur, Illinois
United States
Information
Type Public secondary
School district Decatur Public Schools
Principal Charles Hotts
Faculty 47.1 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,229[1]  (2005-06)
Student to teacher ratio 26.1[1]
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Black and White         
Mascot Panthers
Newspaper 'Panther Press'
Website

Dwight Eisenhower High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1200 students in grades 9 to 12 in Decatur Public Schools District 61. Students from this school were recently were featured on The N's "Student Body", a show on which students competed against other students from their crosstown rival, MacArthur High School, to see who could lose the most weight for a $25,000 grand prize. Eisenhower High School organizes its students into communities divided by class, and has recently instituted a mandatory school uniform policy along with crosstown rival MacArthur High School.

Notable Alums:

Ray D'Alessio (CNN/HLN Sports Anchor) (Class of 1987)

Professional Athletes that attended this school include:

Roe Skidmore (MLB)

Bill Madlock (MLB)

Jeff Innis (MLB)

Kevin Roberson (MLB)

Brit Miller (NFL)

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