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The most racially diverse public schools in Macon County, Illinois

31 public schools in Macon County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Johns Hill Magnet School leads the list at 71.5%, against a median of 39.3% 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
31
Macon County, Illinois
Top Diversity index
71.5%
Median Diversity index
39.3%
MOST DIVERSE · MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Johns Hill Magnet SchoolDecatur, IL62771.5%15.5%(97)39.5%(248)30.3%(190)3.5%(22)
2Pershing Early Learning CenterDecatur, IL41668.3%23.1%(96)47.1%(196)8.7%(36)1.7%(7)
3Michael E Baum Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL31367.9%31.9%(100)41.2%(129)4.2%(13)0.3%(1)
4Parsons Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL50565.5%26.5%(134)49.1%(248)5.7%(29)0.2%(1)
5Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur, IL90964.7%32.5%(295)47.6%(433)5.7%(52)0.6%(5)
6Montessori Academy for PeaceDecatur, IL58664.6%46.3%(271)31.7%(186)1.4%(8)0.7%(4)
7Dennis Lab SchoolDecatur, IL57964.6%28.3%(164)49.9%(289)7.4%(43)0.3%(2)
8MacArthur High SchoolDecatur, IL1,05964.4%27.5%(291)50.6%(536)7.5%(80)0.6%(6)
9South Shores Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL33563.6%26.3%(88)51.0%(171)3.6%(12)0.0%(0)
10Muffley Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL38663.1%33.7%(130)48.7%(188)4.4%(17)0.3%(1)
11Franklin Grove Elementary SchoolDecatur, IL46162.4%23.0%(106)52.7%(243)3.3%(15)0.0%(0)
12Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur, IL41361.4%29.1%(120)53.0%(219)4.4%(18)0.0%(0)
13Hope AcademyDecatur, IL50153.5%19.6%(98)63.9%(320)3.4%(17)0.0%(0)
14American Dreamer STEM AcademyDecatur, IL42350.9%16.6%(70)66.7%(282)2.8%(12)0.0%(0)
15Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolForsyth, IL59346.4%71.7%(425)7.1%(42)3.9%(23)10.5%(62)
16Warrensburg-Latham Middle SchoolWarrensburg, IL20339.3%76.8%(156)5.4%(11)3.5%(7)3.5%(7)
17Maroa-Forsyth Senior High SchoolMaroa, IL34836.6%78.7%(274)6.3%(22)2.6%(9)9.2%(32)
18Maroa-Forsyth Middle SchoolMaroa, IL27134.7%80.1%(217)3.3%(9)2.6%(7)8.1%(22)
19Argenta-Oreana High SchoolArgenta, IL26833.5%80.2%(215)4.8%(13)3.7%(10)1.5%(4)
20Warrensburg-Latham Elementary SchoolWarrensburg, IL47529.6%83.4%(396)3.6%(17)4.4%(21)0.6%(3)
21Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolWarrensburg, IL33628.8%83.9%(282)3.6%(12)3.3%(11)2.7%(9)
22Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolOreana, IL44526.6%85.2%(379)3.8%(17)1.6%(7)1.1%(5)
23Mt Zion Jr High SchoolMount Zion, IL37823.3%87.3%(330)2.4%(9)3.4%(13)1.9%(7)
24Mt Zion High SchoolMount Zion, IL76219.6%89.5%(682)1.7%(13)2.4%(18)2.2%(17)
25Robertson Charter SchoolDecatur, IL32719.6%1.2%(4)89.3%(292)0.9%(3)0.0%(0)
26Sangamon Valley High SchoolNiantic, IL20419.1%89.7%(183)0.5%(1)3.9%(8)1.5%(3)
27Mt Zion Elementary SchoolMount Zion, IL35919.1%89.7%(322)1.4%(5)1.9%(7)0.6%(2)
28McGaughey Elementary SchoolMount Zion, IL37117.7%90.6%(336)1.4%(5)3.0%(11)1.4%(5)
29Mt Zion Intermediate SchoolMount Zion, IL55716.9%91.0%(507)2.5%(14)1.6%(9)1.1%(6)
30Meridian High SchoolMacon, IL28715.2%92.0%(264)0.3%(1)3.8%(11)0.3%(1)
31Meridian Elementary SchoolBlue Mound, IL46014.8%92.2%(424)1.5%(7)1.5%(7)0.2%(1)
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