South Shores Elem School (Decatur SD 61 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

South Shores Elem School is a Elementary in Decatur, IL. It currently serves 338 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:338
Number of Teachers: 16
Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.13

Location Info

Location: 601 N Church St, Decatur, IL 62522
Mailing Address: 601 N Church St, Decatur, IL 62522-2107
Phone: (217)362-3321
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 48
Grade 2 50
Grade 3 51
Grade 4 48
Grade 5 52
Grade 6 39
Kindergarten 50
Gender/Sex of South Shores Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 177 52.37
Female 161 47.63
Race/Ethnicity Demography of South Shores Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.59
Black or African American 164 48.52
Hispanic/Latino 13 3.85
Two or more races 55 16.27
White 104 30.77
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.56
Black or African American 93 52.54
Hispanic/Latino 9 5.09
Two or more races 26 14.69
White 48 27.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.62
Black or African American 71 44.10
Hispanic/Latino 4 2.48
Two or more races 29 18.01
White 56 34.78

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.08
Black or African American 19 39.58
Two or more races 14 29.17
White 14 29.17
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 26 52.00
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.00
Two or more races 6 12.00
White 17 34.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.96
Black or African American 20 39.22
Hispanic/Latino 5 9.80
Two or more races 10 19.61
White 15 29.41
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 21 43.75
Hispanic/Latino 3 6.25
Two or more races 9 18.75
White 15 31.25
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 28 53.85
Hispanic/Latino 3 5.77
Two or more races 2 3.85
White 19 36.54
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 21 53.85
Two or more races 8 20.51
White 10 25.64
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 29 58.00
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.00
Two or more races 6 12.00
White 14 28.00