Futures Unlimited
Decatur · IL · Macon/Piatt ROE · Public
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Decatur Pub. Schs. Alt. Education → Macon/Piatt ROE 39 ALOP → Option Three → Social-Emotional Learning Academy → Heartland Technical Academy → MacArthur High School → Eisenhower High School → Warrensburg-Latham High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 43% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Futures Unlimited compares for families
What families should know about Futures Unlimited.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Decatur Pub. Schs. Alt. Education, Macon/Piatt ROE 39 ALOP, Option Three and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 43% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Pub. Schs. Alt. Education Decatur |
Public | 0.5 | — | — |
| Macon/Piatt ROE 39 ALOP Decatur |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Option Three Decatur |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Social-Emotional Learning Academy Decatur |
Public | 2.1 | — | — |
| Heartland Technical Academy Decatur |
Public | 2.8 | — | — |
| MacArthur High School Decatur |
Public | 3.3 | 1,059 | -10.6% |
| Eisenhower High School Decatur |
Public | 4.5 | 909 | -13.1% |
| Warrensburg-Latham High School Warrensburg |
Public | 7.1 | 336 | +2.1% |