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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 4.8% of St. Clair County’s districts student body 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 1,835 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 4.8% of the 38,221 students in St. Clair County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 415 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 Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 1910%4,154
Belleville Township High School District 2014.9%4,773
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 905.6%3,799
O'Fallon Township High School District 2037%2,497
Belleville School District 1185.2%3,395
East St. Louis School District 1891.6%4,618
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 10510.4%665
Cahokia Community Unit School District 1871.9%3,013
Central School District 1049.8%552
Whiteside School District 1154.1%1,174
Belle Valley School District 1194.7%980
Dupo Community Unit School District 1964%941
High Mount School District 11610.1%345
Wolf Branch School District 1134.4%733
Lebanon Community Unit School District 95%501
Harmony Emge School District 1753%766
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 702.8%777
Grant Community Consolidated School District 1103.7%534
Freeburg Community High School District 772.8%677
Marissa Community Unit School District 403.6%506
Shiloh Village School District 853.3%546
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 1602.1%720
Signal Hill School District 1814%298
Brooklyn Community Unit School District 1880%171
New Athens Community Unit School District 600%483
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 1300%553
St. Libory Consolidated School District 300%50

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