Parsons Elementary School (Decatur SD 61 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Parsons Elementary School is a Elementary in Decatur, IL. It currently serves 488 students (grades KG-06). The school is part of the Decatur SD 61 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Decatur SD 61 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:488
Number of Teachers: 28
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.43

Location Info

Location: 601 N Church St, Decatur, IL 62522
Mailing Address: 601 N Church St, Decatur, IL 62522-2107
Phone: (217)362-3330
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 76
Grade 2 81
Grade 3 81
Grade 4 61
Grade 5 54
Grade 6 64
Kindergarten 71
Gender/Sex of Parsons Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 259 53.07
Female 229 46.93
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Parsons Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.41
Asian 2 0.41
Black or African American 220 45.08
Hispanic/Latino 29 5.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.21
Two or more races 96 19.67
White 138 28.28
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.39
Asian 1 0.39
Black or African American 116 44.79
Hispanic/Latino 11 4.25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.39
Two or more races 54 20.85
White 75 28.96
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.44
Asian 1 0.44
Black or African American 104 45.42
Hispanic/Latino 18 7.86
Two or more races 42 18.34
White 63 27.51

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 30 39.47
Hispanic/Latino 4 5.26
Two or more races 17 22.37
White 25 32.90
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.24
Black or African American 40 49.38
Hispanic/Latino 5 6.17
Two or more races 18 22.22
White 17 20.99
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.24
Black or African American 28 34.57
Hispanic/Latino 4 4.94
Two or more races 20 24.69
White 28 34.57
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 28 45.90
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.28
Two or more races 10 16.39
White 21 34.43
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.85
Black or African American 30 55.56
Hispanic/Latino 5 9.26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.85
Two or more races 7 12.96
White 10 18.52
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.56
Black or African American 29 45.31
Hispanic/Latino 4 6.25
Two or more races 12 18.75
White 18 28.13
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 35 49.30
Hispanic/Latino 5 7.04
Two or more races 12 16.90
White 19 26.76