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The highest-poverty public schools in Macon County, Illinois

34 public schools in Macon County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hope Academy leads the list at 93.8%, against a median of 58.0% 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 % FRL

93.8%

Median % FRL

58.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hope Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	501	93.8%
2	Franklin Grove Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	461	89.8%
3	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	505	89.5%
4	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	423	89.1%
5	South Shores Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	335	87.2%
6	Michael E Baum Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	313	86.6%
7	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Middle	413	85.7%
8	Dennis Lab School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	579	84.6%
9	Muffley Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	386	84.5%
10	Pershing Early Learning Center	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	416	81.5%
11	Johns Hill Magnet School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	627	79.7%
12	Eisenhower High School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	High	909	76.7%
13	MacArthur High School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	High	1,059	73.0%
14	Sangamon Valley High School	Niantic, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	High	204	66.2%
15	Robertson Charter School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	327	63.9%
16	Sangamon Valley Primary School	Harristown, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Elementary	170	62.9%
17	Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	Middle	180	60.0%
18	Argenta-Oreana High School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	High	268	56.0%
19	Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	Oreana, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	Elementary	445	53.5%
20	Montessori Academy for Peace	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	586	52.9%
21	Warrensburg-Latham Elem Sch	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	Elementary	475	51.8%
22	Warrensburg-Latham Middle Sch	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	Middle	203	51.7%
23	Meridian Elem School	Blue Mound, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	Elementary	460	48.0%
24	Meridian High School	Macon, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	High	287	43.6%
25	Meridian Middle School	Macon, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	Middle	195	42.6%
26	McGaughey Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Elementary	371	38.8%
27	Warrensburg-Latham High School	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	High	336	38.7%
28	Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Forsyth, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	Elementary	593	33.7%
29	Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	Middle	271	31.0%
30	Mt Zion Intermediate School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Middle	557	30.5%
31	Mt Zion Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Elementary	359	30.1%
32	Mt Zion Jr High School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Middle	378	26.7%
33	Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	High	348	25.9%
34	Mt Zion High School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	High	762	21.8%

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