DECATUR â One goal of the Decatur Public Schools Resolution on Racism is to increase the number of minority teachers and administrators in the district to more closely match the student population.
As of 2020 s Illinois Report Card, Decatur students were 54.2% Black, 35.8% white, 4.1% mixed-race, 4.1% Hispanic, and the remainder are Asian, Pacific Islander and American Indian.
Yet more than 92% of teachers are white.
âThe Resolution on Racism is how we re going to fix it,â said Jey Owens, recruiter for Decatur schools. âThe board will put some policies in place and change what the status quo has been.â
The most recent census information shows the racial makeup of the city is 71.6% White, 23.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.2% of the population.