Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.2% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Granite City Community Unit School District 9 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Madison 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.
District | Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Granite City Community Unit School District 9 | 0.5% | 5,691 |
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 | 0.3% | 6,099 |
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | 0.2% | 7,241 |