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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Macon County, Illinois

Across Macon County, Illinois, 34 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Robertson Charter School leads the list at 89.3%, against a median of 5.9% 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 % Black

89.3%

Median % Black

5.9%

MOST BLACK · MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Robertson Charter School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	327	292	89.3%
2	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	423	282	66.7%
3	Hope Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	501	320	63.9%
4	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	413	219	53.0%
5	Franklin Grove Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	461	243	52.7%
6	South Shores Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	335	171	51.0%
7	MacArthur High School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	1,059	536	50.6%
8	Dennis Lab School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	579	289	49.9%
9	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	505	248	49.1%
10	Muffley Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	386	188	48.7%
11	Eisenhower High School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	909	433	47.6%
12	Pershing Early Learning Center	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	416	196	47.1%
13	Michael E Baum Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	313	129	41.2%
14	Johns Hill Magnet School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	627	248	39.5%
15	Montessori Academy for Peace	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	586	186	31.7%
16	Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Forsyth, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	593	42	7.1%
17	Maroa-Forsyth Senior High Sch	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	348	22	6.3%
18	Warrensburg-Latham Middle Sch	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	203	11	5.4%
19	Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	180	9	5.0%
20	Argenta-Oreana High School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	268	13	4.8%
21	Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	Oreana, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	445	17	3.8%
22	Warrensburg-Latham Elem Sch	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	475	17	3.6%
23	Warrensburg-Latham High School	Warrensburg, IL	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	336	12	3.6%
24	Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	271	9	3.3%
25	Mt Zion Intermediate School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	557	14	2.5%
26	Mt Zion Jr High School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	378	9	2.4%
27	Sangamon Valley Primary School	Harristown, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	170	4	2.4%
28	Meridian Middle School	Macon, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	195	4	2.0%
29	Mt Zion High School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	762	13	1.7%
30	Meridian Elem School	Blue Mound, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	460	7	1.5%
31	Mt Zion Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	359	5	1.4%
32	McGaughey Elem School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	371	5	1.4%
33	Sangamon Valley High School	Niantic, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	204	1	0.5%
34	Meridian High School	Macon, IL	Meridian CUSD 15	287	1	0.3%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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