Metro East Sun

There were 30 Pacific Islander students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Pacific Islander students made up 0.1% of the 38,094 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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.

District	Pacific Islander Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19	0.4%	4,104
Belleville Township High School District 201	0.3%	4,745