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There were 5,326 Black students enrolled in Madison County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 14% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Alton Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,738 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Alton Community Unit School District 11	30.6%	5,671
Granite City Community Unit School District 9	19.3%	5,691
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10	14.1%	6,099
Madison Community Unit School District 12	90.9%	645
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7	7.7%	7,241
Venice Community Unit School District 3	94.6%	92
East Alton School District 13	11.9%	704
Triad Community Unit School District 2	1.9%	3,973
Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8	3.1%	2,300
Roxana Community Unit School District 1	4.1%	1,675
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14	7.9%	518
Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15	6.9%	582
Highland Community Unit School District 5	0.5%	2,776