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| %/Total | | Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 27,602 | +/-1,468 | | | Nursery school, preschool | 1,912 | +/-608 | 7% | | Kindergarten | 1,358 | +/-617 | 5% | | Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,825 | +/-921 | 43% | | High school (grades 9-12) | 5,650 | +/-840 | 20% | | College or graduate school | 6,857 | +/-1,212 | 25% |

Photo courtesy of the Herald & Review | | | | | | Error | %/Total | | < 9th grade | 2,450 | +/-663 | 3% | | No Diploma | 7,886 | +/-1,267 | 11% | | High School Grad | 27,796 | +/-2,087 | 38% | | Some College | 16,296 | +/-1,889 | 22% | | Associate's Degree | 3,915 | +/-870 | 5% | | Bachelor's Degree | 9,527 | +/-1,386 | 13% | | Graduate Degree | 5,528 | +/-1,111 | 8% | | Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.90% | +/-1.8 | | | Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.50% | +/-2.1 | | |
| | | | PSAE | | | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | | | R | M | R | M | R | M | R | M | | Argenta | 59 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 56 | 42 | 55 | 44 | | Decatur Eisinhower | 40 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 48 | 31 | 40 | 32 | | Decatur MacArthur | 44 | 40 | 46 | 34 | 53 | 39 | 54 | 40 | | Maroa-Forsyth | 73 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 73 | | Meridian | 44 | 40 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | | Mount Zion | 69 | 68 | 78 | 70 | 76 | 68 | 75 | 72 | | Sangamon Valley | 48 | 21 | 56 | 56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Warrensburg-Lathem | 58 | 44 | 67 | 54 | 72 | 56 | 70 | 53 | | | |
Photo courtesy of the Herald & Review | | | | | ACT | | | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | | Argenta | 19 | 19 | 20 | | Decatur Eisinhower | 18 | 18 | 18 | | Decatur MacArthur | 19 | 19 | 19 | | Maroa-Forsyth | 21 | 22 | 23 | | Meridian | 21 | 21 | 20 | | Mount Zion | 23 | 22 | 22 | | Sangamon Valley | 21 | 20 | NA | | Warrensburg-Lathem | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | |
Sources: 05-06 NCES, 2006 American Survey |