Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Dwight Eisenhower High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1200 students in grades 9 to 12 in Decatur Public Schools District 61. Students from this school were featured on The N's Student Body, a show on which students competed against other students from their crosstown rival, MacArthur High School, to see who could lose the most weight for a $25,000 grand prize. Eisenhower High School organizes its students into communities divided by class, and has instituted a mandatory school uniform policy along with MacArthur High School. The fight song is "EHS Fight Song".[4]

Dwight Eisenhower High School
Address
1200 S 16th St


Coordinates39.829°N 88.9354°W / 39.829; -88.9354
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtDecatur Public Schools
PrincipalAmy Zahm-Duncheon[1]
Faculty47.1 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,059 (2016-17)[3]
Student to teacher ratio26.1[2]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Black and white   
MascotPanther
NewspaperPanther Press
Websitewww.dps61.org/ehs

History

Eisenhower High School was named after the World War II general and 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Notable alumni

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