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The fastest-growing public schools in Macon County, Illinois

Across Macon County, Illinois, 15 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Franklin Grove Elementary School leads the list at 116%, against a median of 14.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Macon County, Illinois

Top Enrollment growth

116%

Median Enrollment growth

14.3%

FASTEST GROWING · MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Franklin Grove Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	213	461	116%
2	Montessori Academy for Peace	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	357	586	64.1%
3	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	323	505	56.3%
4	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	293	423	44.4%
5	Johns Hill Magnet School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	475	627	32.0%
6	Dennis Lab School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	466	579	24.2%
7	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	344	413	20.1%
8	Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Forsyth, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	519	593	14.3%
9	Warrensburg-Latham High School	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	297	336	13.1%
10	South Shores Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	298	335	12.4%
11	McGaughey Elementary School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	335	371	10.7%
12	Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	429	475	10.7%
13	Meridian High School	Macon, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	263	287	9.1%
14	Mt Zion Jr High School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	357	378	5.9%
15	Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	268	271	1.1%

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