Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Data showed that Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 welcomed 7,531 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.8% of the student body to be the 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 white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,833 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 | 7,328 | 5,771 | 78.8% |
| 2021 | 7,321 | 5,832 | 79.7% |
| 2020 | 7,548 | 5,990 | 79.4% |
| 2019 | 7,579 | 6,046 | 79.8% |
| 2018 | 7,531 | 6,027 | 80% |
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