Dwight Eisenhower High School | |
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Location | |
Decatur, Illinois United States |
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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 | www.dps61.org/ehs |
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)