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There were 408 Asian students enrolled in St. Clair County districts in 2021-22 school year

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Belleville Township High School District 201 Principal Dr. Brian Mentzer (2023) | Belleville Township High School District 201

Belleville Township High School District 201 Principal Dr. Brian Mentzer (2023) | Belleville Township High School District 201

There were 408 Asian students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 1.1% of the 38,221 students in St. Clair County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 99 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with St. Clair County.

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.

Ethnicities in St. Clair County in 2021-22 School Year
Black [41.1%]White [46.3%]multiracial [6.2%]Ethnicities <5 [6.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in St. Clair County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 902.6%3,799
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 191.8%4,154
Belleville Township High School District 2011.2%4,773
O'Fallon Township High School District 2031.9%2,497
Wolf Branch School District 1134.2%733
Central School District 1044.2%552
Belleville School District 1180.5%3,395
Shiloh Village School District 852.9%546
Whiteside School District 1151.3%1,174
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 1052.1%665
Belle Valley School District 1191.1%980
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 700%777
Freeburg Community High School District 770%677
Harmony Emge School District 1750%766
High Mount School District 1160%345
Cahokia Community Unit School District 1870%3,013
Brooklyn Community Unit School District 1880%171
Lebanon Community Unit School District 90%501
East St. Louis School District 1890%4,618
New Athens Community Unit School District 600%483
Marissa Community Unit School District 400%506
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 1600%720
Signal Hill School District 1810%298
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 1300%553
St. Libory Consolidated School District 300%50
Dupo Community Unit School District 1960%941
Grant Community Consolidated School District 1100%534

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