Metro East Sun

Of the many ethnicities represented in St. Clair County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among St. Clair County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 37,507 students attending St. Clair County schools, 46.9% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40.3% of St. Clair County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in St. Clair County, representing 46.9% of the student body.

Central Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 44.9% white students, 28% African American students, 13.4% multiracial students, 9.6% Hispanic students, and 4.1% Asian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	African American	63.4%	519
Amelia V. Carriel Junior High School	White	63.9%	681
Annette Officer Elementary School	African American	98.3%	355
Belle Valley School	African American	57%	980
Belleville East High School	African American	46.1%	2,464
Belleville West High School	White	47.6%	2,095
Bluffview Elementary School	White	82.2%	533
Cahokia High School	African American	88.4%	804
Central Elementary School	White	44.9%	314
Central Junior High School	White	44.6%	361
Delores Moye Elementary School	White	68.8%	637
Douglas Elementary School	African American	45%	271
Dunbar Elementary School	African American	98.8%	335
Dupo High School	White	82.7%	254
Dupo Junior High School	White	83.1%	154
East St. Louis Senior High School	African American	96.6%	1,219
East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School	African American	99.6%	469
Elizabeth Morris Elementary School	African American	88.2%	262
Ellis Elementary School	African American	44.9%	361
Emge Junior High School	African American	49%	192
Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School	White	75.2%	439
Estelle Sauget School of Choice	African American	80.2%	257
Franklin Elementary School	African American	42.6%	148
Freeburg Community High School	White	93.8%	677
Freeburg Elementary School	White	94.3%	507
Freeburg Primary Center	White	93%	270
Fulton Junior High School	White	66.9%	649
Grant Middle School	African American	47.2%	231
Harmony Intermediate Center	African American	47.4%	213
Helen Huffman Elementary School	African American	88.5%	260
Henry Raab Elementary School	African American	51.3%	152
High Mount Elementary School	White	38.8%	345
Illini Elementary School	White	53.1%	303
J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School	White	71%	411
James Avant Elementary School	African American	88%	308
Jefferson Elementary School	White	48%	329
Joseph Arthur Middle School	White	39.9%	238
Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School	African American	98.7%	398
Lalumier Elementary School	African American	92.4%	264
Laverna Evans Elementary School	White	53.1%	356
Lebanon Elementary School	White	66.5%	275
Lebanon High School	White	67.7%	226
Lovejoy Elementary School	African American	100%	108
Lovejoy Middle School	African American	100%	26
Lovejoy Technology Academy	African American	97.3%	37
Maplewood Elementary School	African American	88%	274
Marie Schaefer Elementary School	White	64.1%	626
Marissa Elementary School	White	93.3%	254
Marissa Junior and Senior High School	White	88.9%	252
Mascoutah Elementary School	White	79.4%	807
Mascoutah High School	White	72.2%	1,203
Mascoutah Middle School	White	66.6%	927
Mason-Clark Middle School	African American	93.7%	646
Millstadt Consolidated School	White	91.3%	473
Millstadt Primary Center	White	92.3%	247
New Athens Elementary School	White	97.7%	217
New Athens High School	White	96.3%	136
New Athens Junior High School	White	94.6%	130
O'Fallon High School	White	60.3%	2,497
Oliver Parks 6th Grade School	African American	91.5%	213
Penniman Elementary School	African American	89%	264
Pontiac Junior High School	African American	48%	221
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	53.1%	245
Scott Elementary School	White	57.5%	737
Shiloh Elementary School	White	66.8%	232
Shiloh Middle School	White	67.5%	314
Signal Hill Elementary School	African American	48.3%	298
Smithton Elementary School	White	96.2%	553
Southern Illinois University Charter School of East St. Louis	African American	97.5%	118
St. Libory Elementary School	White	98%	50
Union Elementary School	African American	55.4%	395
Vivian Adams Early Child Center	African American	98.8%	328
Washington School	African American	47.1%	153
West Junior High School	African American	57.4%	408
Westhaven Elementary School	African American	42.5%	414
Whiteside Elementary School	African American	54%	669
Whiteside Middle School	African American	54.5%	505
William Holliday Elementary School	African American	43.2%	444
Wingate Elementary School	White	62.1%	480
Wolf Branch Elementary School	White	65.2%	422
Wolf Branch Middle School	White	57.9%	311
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	African American	98.9%	357