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There were 599 white students enrolled in East Alton School District 13 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that East Alton School District 13 welcomed 817 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 81.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

East Alton School District 13 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in East Alton.

Among the three schools in East Alton School District 13, Eastwood Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 335 students.

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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	739	599	81.1%
2021	717	617	86.1%
2020	770	674	87.5%
2019	775	651	84%
2018	817	697	85.3%