 Stephen Decatur High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Stephen Decatur High School was a public high school in Decatur, Illinois, which existed from 1862 to 2000.Stephen Decatur High School was simply known as Decatur High School until 1957, when the city's only high school was joined by Lakeview High School (a small rural district absorbed by consolidation), and MacArthur and Eisenhower High Schools, which were newly constructed to accommodate the student population that was exploding as a result of the post-World War 2 "baby boom".