| Douglas MacArthur High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1155 North Fairview Avenue Decatur, Illinois 62522 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Decatur Sd 61 |
| Principal | Dean Schultz |
| Faculty | 52.4 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,327[1] (2005-08) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.3[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | royal blue and White |
| Mascot | Generals |
| Newspaper | 'General Gazette[2] |
| 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. in the past, some of its students have participated in the reality television program The N's Student Body. As with crosstown rival Eisenhower High School, Macarthur is organized into communities that the students will remain in for four years.
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Past attendees:
Brian Culbertson, musician, funk-based instrumentalist, jazz artist (Class of 1991)
Loren Coleman, cryptozoologist, author, television personality (Class of 1965)
Jason Avant, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (Freshman year only)
The 2008 school enrollment was 1,261 students. The racial makeup of the school in 2008 was 51.2% White, 43.3% African American, 3.2% Multiracial, 1.3% Hispanic, .7% Asian, and .2% Native American. 57% of the student population are low income students.[3]
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.[4]
Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Crossrunning, Wrestling, Cycling, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Squash
MacArthur's Jazz Band is one of the best in the country competing in many competitions throughout the world. It has been named #1 in the country by Downbeat Magazine dozens of times and has been under the direction of Mr. Jim Culbertson for many years.