Metro East Sun

There were 4,850 Black students enrolled in Madison County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 13.8% of the 35,192 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 69 schools in Madison County County, Alton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 538 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	28.2	1,905
Alton Middle School	30.9	1,223
Bernard Long Elementary School	89.7	370
Granite City High School	18.7	1,729
Edwardsville High School	8.1	2,310
North Elementary School	28.7	574
Grigsby Intermediate School	19.7	783
Coolidge Junior High School	18.3	837
Madison Senior High School	94.6	148
East Elementary School	32.9	426
West Elementary School	32.3	415
Prather Elementary School	20.3	639
John A. Renfro Elementary School	25	513
Collinsville Middle School	12.6	938
Dorris Intermediate School	12.4	880
Eunice Smith Elementary School	36.9	274
Madison Junior High School	89	109
Gilson Brown Elementary School	36.9	260
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	32.2	289
Wilson Elementary School	20.5	448
Frohardt Elementary School	22.7	392
Venice Elementary School	94.6	92
Webster Elementary School	22.8	347
Lovejoy Elementary School	30.3	254
Lincoln Middle School	9	819
Maryville Elementary School	16.5	412
Mitchell Elementary School	17.5	383
Liberty Middle School	7.4	893
Woodland Elementary School	11.9	438
Eastwood Elementary School	12.8	406
Goshen Elementary School	10.7	466
Maryville Elementary School	11.7	412
Albert Cassens Elementary	9.3	472
East Alton-Wood River High School	7.9	518
LeClaire Elementary School	9.1	329
Triad High School	2.3	1,195
South Primary School	5.5	454
Columbus Elementary School	5.7	369
Roxana Senior High School	4	506
N.O. Nelson Elementary School	6.2	307
Bethalto East Primary School	5	357
East Alton Middle School	9.9	181
Silver Creek Elementary School	2.5	690
Hartford Elementary School	10.2	166
Triad Middle School	1.9	899
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	3	531
C.A. Henning School	1.8	836
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	8	188
Civic Memorial High School	1.9	733
Central Intermediate School	3.7	348
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	3.4	351
Parkside Primary School	3.7	328
Roxana Junior High School	3	367
Glen Carbon Elementary School	3.5	314
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	0	228
St. Jacob Elementary School	0	217
Hamel Elementary School	0	104
Highland Elementary School	0	515
Highland High School	0	850
Highland Middle School	0	603
Highland Primary School	0	588
Worden Elementary School	0	274
Jefferson Elementary School	0	86
Marine Elementary School	0	136
Summit Elementary School	0	91
Kreitner Elementary School	0	372
Midway School	0	117
Alhambra Primary School	0	156
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	0	64