Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Data showed that white students made up 69% of the 37,967 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 5,610 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | 77.5% | 7,241 |
| Triad Community Unit School District 2 | 90.8% | 3,973 |
| Granite City Community Unit School District 9 | 58.9% | 5,691 |
| Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 | 52.4% | 6,099 |
| Alton Community Unit School District 11 | 51.6% | 5,671 |
| Highland Community Unit School District 5 | 92.2% | 2,776 |
| Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 | 88.3% | 2,300 |
| Roxana Community Unit School District 1 | 86.7% | 1,675 |
| East Alton School District 13 | 80.3% | 704 |
| Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 | 79% | 582 |
| East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 | 82.2% | 518 |
| Madison Community Unit School District 12 | 2.9% | 645 |
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