East St. Louis School District 189 welcomed 4,558 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.
East St. Louis Senior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,146 students.
East St. Louis School District 189 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in East St. Louis.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School | 414 | 9.5% |
| East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School | 358 | -8.4% |
| Dunbar Elementary School | 321 | -10.3% |
| James Avant Elementary School | 337 | 4% |
| Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence | 525 | 11.2% |
| Mason-Clark Middle School | 521 | -10.5% |
| Annette Officer Elementary School | 359 | 10.5% |
| Southern Illinois University Charter School of East St. Louis | 99 | -15.4% |
| East St. Louis Senior High School | 1,146 | 0.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
