Dwight Eisenhower High School | |
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Address | |
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1200 S 16th St | |
Coordinates | 39°49′44″N 88°56′07″W / 39.829°N 88.9354°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Decatur Public Schools District 61 |
NCES School ID | 171185001405 [1] |
Principal | Amy Zahm-Duncheon [2] |
Faculty | 47.1 (on FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-ed |
Enrollment | 1,046 (2021-22) [3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 26.1 [1] |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Black White |
Athletics | IHSA |
Athletics conference | Central State Eight Conference |
Team name | Panthers |
Rival | MacArthur High School |
Newspaper | Panther Press |
Website |
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Dwight Eisenhower High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1,046 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]
Eisenhower High School was named after the World War II general and 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Eisenhower's High School athletics participate in the Central State Eight Conference and are members of the Illinois High School Association. [5]
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