Metro East Sun

There were 352 Asian students enrolled in Madison County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 0.9% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 212 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	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7	2.9%	7,241
Alton Community Unit School District 11	0.7%	5,671
Granite City Community Unit School District 9	0.6%	5,691
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10	0.5%	6,099
Highland Community Unit School District 5	0.7%	2,776
Triad Community Unit School District 2	0.4%	3,973