Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 9.2% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,643 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 | 26.9% | 6,099 |
| Granite City Community Unit School District 9 | 14.1% | 5,691 |
| Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | 5% | 7,241 |
| Alton Community Unit School District 11 | 4.8% | 5,671 |
| Triad Community Unit School District 2 | 3% | 3,973 |
| Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 | 3.7% | 2,300 |
| Highland Community Unit School District 5 | 2.9% | 2,776 |
| Roxana Community Unit School District 1 | 2.7% | 1,675 |
| Madison Community Unit School District 12 | 4.5% | 645 |
| Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 | 4.5% | 582 |
| East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 | 3.7% | 518 |
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