Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.5% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Alton Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 695 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alton Community Unit School District 11 | 12.3% | 5,671 |
| Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | 6.6% | 7,241 |
| Granite City Community Unit School District 9 | 6.6% | 5,691 |
| Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 | 5.7% | 6,099 |
| Triad Community Unit School District 2 | 3.5% | 3,973 |
| Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 | 4.5% | 2,300 |
| Highland Community Unit School District 5 | 3.5% | 2,776 |
| Roxana Community Unit School District 1 | 5.7% | 1,675 |
| Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 | 9.1% | 582 |
| East Alton School District 13 | 6.3% | 704 |
| East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 | 6% | 518 |
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