Metro East Sun

There were 4,840 Black students enrolled in Madison County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 13.5% of the 35,835 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 70 schools in Madison County County, Alton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 541 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 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	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alton High School	27.7	1,953
Alton Middle School	30.6	1,283
Bernard Long Elementary School	89.5	361
Granite City High School	17.5	1,813
Edwardsville High School	7.7	2,310
North Elementary School	29.6	574
Coolidge Junior High School	18.5	849
Madison Senior High School	92.5	161
East Elementary School	33.3	400
West Elementary School	30.6	432
John A. Renfro Elementary School	24.8	517
Dorris Intermediate School	13.6	927
Grigsby Intermediate School	16.3	765
Collinsville Middle School	13.3	935
Madison Junior High School	87.2	125
Eunice Smith Elementary School	38.2	283
Prather Elementary School	15.9	674
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	29.8	329
Gilson Brown Elementary School	34.9	249
Frohardt Elementary School	20.2	411
Wilson Elementary School	20.6	393
Lovejoy Elementary School	32.4	247
Venice Elementary School	96.3	80
Maryville Elementary School	19.8	389
Eastwood Elementary School	16.7	426
Mitchell Elementary School	17.4	391
Liberty Middle School	6.9	951
Lincoln Middle School	7.7	775
Webster Elementary School	17.7	305
East Alton-Wood River High School	8.9	561
Albert Cassens Elementary	10.8	463
Woodland Elementary School	10.4	470
Goshen Elementary School	10.2	432
Maryville Elementary School	9.5	389
LeClaire Elementary School	9.2	326
N.O. Nelson Elementary School	9	323
South Primary School	5.3	471
Roxana Senior High School	4.7	515
Columbus Elementary School	5.6	377
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	3.6	557
Bethalto East Primary School	4.9	409
Triad High School	1.7	1,211
C.A. Henning School	2.2	811
East Alton Middle School	8.8	194
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	6.7	239
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	8.1	198
Silver Creek Elementary School	2.2	728
Civic Memorial High School	2	753
Roxana Junior High School	4	377
Parkside Primary School	4.4	321
Triad Middle School	1.5	884
Glen Carbon Elementary School	3.9	337
Central Intermediate School	3.3	364
Washington Elementary School	10.1	119
Summit Elementary School	12.2	98
Highland Middle School	1.9	577
St. Jacob Elementary School	0	216
Hamel Elementary School	0	114
Hartford Elementary School	0	157
Highland Elementary School	0	507
Highland High School	0	904
Highland Primary School	0	590
Worden Elementary School	0	283
Jefferson Elementary School	0	84
Marine Elementary School	0	131
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	0	350
Kreitner Elementary School	0	358
Midway School	0	125
Alhambra Primary School	0	159
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	0	83