Metro East Sun

Of the ethnicities represented in St. Clair County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among St. Clair County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 39,003 students attending St. Clair County schools, 47.3% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37.9% of St. Clair County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in St. Clair County, representing 48.1% of the student body.

Belleville East High School had the most diverse student body in St. Clair County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	African American	63.9%	485
Amelia V. Carriel Junior High School	White	64.2%	671
Annette Officer Elementary School	African American	97.3%	335
Belle Valley School	African American	58%	964
Belleville East High School	African American	48.3%	2,422
Belleville West High School	White	47%	2,039
Bluffview Elementary School	White	80.4%	504
Cahokia High School	African American	89.6%	820
Caseyville Elementary School	Hispanic	50.8%	321
Central Elementary School	White	43.4%	357
Central Junior High School	White	42.3%	352
Collinsville High School	White	54.6%	1,944
Delores Moye Elementary School	White	66.6%	655
Douglas Elementary School	African American	44.3%	280
Dunbar Elementary School	African American	99.7%	333
Dupo High School	White	81.5%	254
Dupo Junior High School	White	83.9%	143
East St. Louis Senior High School	African American	96.1%	1,140
East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School	African American	98.9%	441
Elizabeth Morris Elementary School	African American	91.2%	261
Ellis Elementary School	African American	43.6%	351
Emge Junior High School	African American	52%	177
Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School	White	75%	460
Estelle Sauget School of Choice	African American	84.4%	257
Franklin Elementary School	African American	51.9%	133
Freeburg Community High School	White	92.3%	651
Freeburg Elementary School	White	96%	524
Freeburg Primary Center	White	90.7%	269
Fulton Junior High School	White	67.6%	654
Grant Middle School	White	47.2%	229
Harmony Intermediate Center	African American	51.3%	224
Helen Huffman Elementary School	African American	88.5%	278
Henry Raab Elementary School	African American	50%	142
High Mount Elementary School	African American	40.3%	320
Illini Elementary School	White	52%	319
J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School	White	68.6%	456
James Avant Elementary School	African American	89.2%	325
Jefferson Elementary School	White	45.8%	323
Joseph Arthur Middle School	White	44.6%	231
Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School	African American	98%	397
Lalumier Elementary School	African American	92.4%	276
Laverna Evans Elementary School	White	50.3%	384
Lebanon Elementary School	White	68.4%	275
Lebanon High School	White	70.6%	235
Lovejoy Elementary School	African American	98%	101
Lovejoy Middle School	African American	100%	20
Lovejoy Technology Academy	African American	100%	21
Maplewood Elementary School	African American	89.3%	290
Marie Schaefer Elementary School	White	63.6%	646
Marissa Elementary School	White	89.7%	271
Marissa Junior and Senior High School	White	88.3%	247
Mascoutah Elementary School	White	78.2%	766
Mascoutah High School	White	71.6%	1,212
Mascoutah Middle School	White	68.5%	885
Mason-Clark Middle School	African American	93.3%	600
Millstadt Consolidated School	White	92.6%	462
Millstadt Primary Center	White	93.3%	240
New Athens Elementary School	White	98.2%	226
New Athens High School	White	96.6%	145
New Athens Junior High School	White	96.3%	107
O'Fallon High School	White	58.9%	2,479
Penniman Elementary School	African American	94.9%	256
Pontiac Junior High School	African American	42.5%	200
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	51.7%	259
Scott Elementary School	White	58.7%	750
Shiloh Elementary School	White	64.6%	226
Shiloh Middle School	White	64.1%	329
Signal Hill Elementary School	African American	47.7%	285
Smithton Elementary School	White	95.1%	546
Southern Illinois University Charter School of East St. Louis	African American	99.1%	108
St. Libory Elementary School	White	93.7%	63
Twin Echo Elementary School	White	50.5%	212
Union Elementary School	African American	56.2%	393
West Junior High School	African American	56.8%	419
Westhaven Elementary School	African American	46.3%	378
Whiteside Elementary School	African American	54%	672
Whiteside Middle School	African American	54.3%	490
William Holliday Elementary School	African American	41.4%	420
Wingate Elementary School	White	63.3%	491
Wolf Branch Elementary School	White	65.7%	429
Wolf Branch Middle School	White	55.9%	338
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	African American	98.8%	410