Metro East Sun

There were 47 white students enrolled in East St. Louis School District 189 in the 2021-22 school year, 17.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that East St. Louis School District 189 welcomed 5,718 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1.0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

East St. Louis School District 189 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in East St. Louis.

Among the 10 schools in East St. Louis School District 189, East St. Louis Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 15 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	4,618	47	1%
2021	4,841	40	0.8%
2020	5,209	44	0.8%
2019	5,430	44	0.8%
2018	5,718	46	0.8%