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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Dennis Lab School is a Elementary in Decatur, IL. It currently serves 539 students (grades KG-08). 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:539
Number of Teachers: 28
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.25

Location Info

Location: 300 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523
Mailing Address: 300 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523-1037
Phone: (217)362-3511
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 68
Grade 2 57
Grade 3 61
Grade 4 50
Grade 5 62
Grade 6 60
Grade 7 61
Grade 8 57
Kindergarten 63
Gender/Sex of Dennis Lab School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 292 54.17
Female 247 45.83
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Dennis Lab School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 283 52.51
Hispanic/Latino 35 6.49
Two or more races 67 12.43
White 154 28.57
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 147 50.34
Hispanic/Latino 24 8.22
Two or more races 35 11.99
White 86 29.45
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 136 55.06
Hispanic/Latino 11 4.45
Two or more races 32 12.96
White 68 27.53

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 36 52.94
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.94
Two or more races 12 17.65
White 18 26.47
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 35 61.40
Hispanic/Latino 5 8.77
Two or more races 8 14.04
White 9 15.79
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 33 54.10
Hispanic/Latino 3 4.92
Two or more races 8 13.12
White 17 27.87
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 26 52.00
Hispanic/Latino 6 12.00
Two or more races 5 10.00
White 13 26.00
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 34 54.84
Hispanic/Latino 3 4.84
Two or more races 8 12.90
White 17 27.42
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 29 48.33
Hispanic/Latino 5 8.33
Two or more races 8 13.33
White 18 30.00
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 34 55.74
Hispanic/Latino 3 4.92
Two or more races 6 9.84
White 18 29.51
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 25 43.86
Hispanic/Latino 4 7.02
Two or more races 6 10.53
White 22 38.60
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 31 49.21
Hispanic/Latino 4 6.35
Two or more races 6 9.52
White 22 34.92