Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Dwight Eisenhower High School
Address
1200 S 16th St


Coordinates39°49′44″N 88°56′07″W / 39.829°N 88.9354°W / 39.829; -88.9354
Information
TypePublic
School districtDecatur Public Schools District 61
NCES District ID1711850
NCES School ID171185001405
PrincipalAmy Zahm-Duncheon
Teaching staff51.00 (on FTE basis)
Grades9–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment936 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio18.35
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Black
  White
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferenceCentral State Eight Conference
Team namePanthers
RivalMacArthur High School
NewspaperPanther Press
Websitewww.dps61.org/ehs

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".