Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.5% of St. Clair County’s districts student body in 2022-23 school year

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By Metro East Sun

Nov 14, 2024

There were 2,472 multiracial students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.5% of the 38,094 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 343 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19	8.4%	4,104
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90	8.2%	3,926
Belleville School District 118	8.5%	3,340
O'Fallon Township High School District 203	8.7%	2,479
Belleville Township High School District 201	4.2%	4,745
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187	5.1%	3,053
Whiteside School District 115	11.3%	1,162
Belle Valley School District 119	13.1%	964
Harmony Emge School District 175	12.8%	752
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105	12.9%	620
Central School District 104	13.1%	588
Wolf Branch School District 113	9.4%	767
Dupo Community Unit School District 196	6.5%	901
High Mount School District 116	15%	320
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9	8.4%	510
Shiloh Village School District 85	7.6%	555
East St. Louis School District 189	0.7%	4,582
Signal Hill School District 181	10.2%	285
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110	5.3%	548
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160	3%	702
Marissa Community Unit School District 40	4.1%	518
Freeburg Community High School District 77	3.1%	651
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130	2.4%	546
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70	1.4%	793