How many Black students were enrolled in St. Clair County districts in 2022-23 school year?

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By Metro East Sun

Oct 28, 2024

There were 15,733 Black students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 41.3% of the 38,094 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, East St. Louis School District 189 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,415 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with St. Clair 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.

Ethnicities in St. Clair County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in St. Clair County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
East St. Louis School District 189	96.4%	4,582
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187	89.9%	3,053
Belleville Township High School District 201	47.1%	4,745
Belleville School District 118	49.4%	3,340
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90	17.8%	3,926
Whiteside School District 115	54.1%	1,162
Belle Valley School District 119	58%	964
O'Fallon Township High School District 203	21.6%	2,479
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19	10.5%	4,104
Harmony Emge School District 175	47.9%	752
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105	41.8%	620
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110	39.1%	548
Central School District 104	28.7%	588
Wolf Branch School District 113	19%	767
Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188	98.6%	142
Signal Hill School District 181	47.7%	285
High Mount School District 116	40.3%	320
Shiloh Village School District 85	20.5%	555
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9	15.3%	510
Dupo Community Unit School District 196	7.2%	901
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160	2.3%	702
Marissa Community Unit School District 40	1.9%	518