There were 541 Black students enrolled in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 welcomed 7,030 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in Edwardsville.
Among the 13 schools in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7, Edwardsville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 185 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7,030 | 541 | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7,187 | 560 | 7.8% |
| 2022-23 | 7,241 | 559 | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 7,328 | 546 | 7.5% |
| 2020-21 | 7,321 | 531 | 7.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
