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St. Clair County schools welcomed 39,912 students in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

St. Clair County schools welcomed 39,912 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.1% from the previous school year, when there were 40,341 students enrolled in the county.

St. Clair County had the eighth highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.4% identified as male, and 48.6% as female.

The most represented ethnicity among St. Clair County students was white, making up about 47.2% of all the students.

Within St. Clair County, O'Fallon High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 2,479 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in St. Clair County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of St. Clair County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolBelleville485
Amelia V. Carriel Junior High SchoolO'Fallon671
Annette Officer Elementary SchoolEast St. Louis335
Belle Valley SchoolBelleville964
Belleville East High SchoolBelleville2,422
Belleville West High SchoolBelleville2,039
Bluffview Elementary SchoolDupo504
Cahokia High SchoolCahokia820
Caseyville Elementary SchoolCaseyville321
Caseyville Elementary SchoolCaseyville321
Central Elementary SchoolO'Fallon357
Central Elementary SchoolO'Fallon357
Central Junior High SchoolBelleville352
Collinsville High SchoolCollinsville1,944
Delores Moye Elementary SchoolO'Fallon655
Douglas Elementary SchoolBelleville280
Dunbar Elementary SchoolEast St. Louis333
Dupo High SchoolDupo254
Dupo Junior High SchoolDupo143
East St. Louis Senior High SchoolEast St. Louis1,140
East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolEast St. Louis441
Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolCahokia261
Ellis Elementary SchoolBelleville351
Emge Junior High SchoolBelleville177
Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary SchoolO'Fallon460
Estelle Sauget School of ChoiceCahokia257
Franklin Elementary SchoolBelleville133
Freeburg Community High SchoolFreeburg651
Freeburg Elementary SchoolFreeburg524
Freeburg Primary CenterFreeburg269
Fulton Junior High SchoolO'Fallon654
Grant Middle SchoolFairview Heights229
Harmony Intermediate CenterBelleville224
Helen Huffman Elementary SchoolCahokia278
Henry Raab Elementary SchoolBelleville142
High Mount Elementary SchoolSwansea320
Illini Elementary SchoolFairview Heights319
J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary SchoolO'Fallon456
James Avant Elementary SchoolWashington Park325
Jefferson Elementary SchoolBelleville323
Joseph Arthur Middle SchoolO'Fallon231
Joseph Arthur Middle SchoolO'Fallon231
Katie Harper-Wright Elementary SchoolEast St. Louis397
Lalumier Elementary SchoolCentreville276
Laverna Evans Elementary SchoolO'Fallon384
Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon275
Lebanon High SchoolLebanon235
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolLovejoy101
Lovejoy Middle SchoolLovejoy20
Lovejoy Technology AcademyLovejoy21
Maplewood Elementary SchoolCahokia290
Marie Schaefer Elementary SchoolO'Fallon646
Marissa Elementary SchoolMarissa271
Marissa Junior and Senior High SchoolMarissa247
Mascoutah Elementary SchoolMascoutah766
Mascoutah High SchoolMascoutah1,212
Mascoutah Middle SchoolMascoutah885
Mason-Clark Middle SchoolEast St. Louis600
Millstadt Consolidated SchoolMillstadt462
Millstadt Primary CenterMillstadt240
New Athens Elementary SchoolNew Athens226
New Athens High SchoolNew Athens145
New Athens Junior High SchoolNew Athens107
O'Fallon High SchoolO'Fallon2,479
Penniman Elementary SchoolCahokia256
Pontiac Junior High SchoolFairview Heights200
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBelleville259
Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base750
Shiloh Elementary SchoolShiloh226
Shiloh Middle SchoolShiloh329
Signal Hill Elementary SchoolBelleville285
Smithton Elementary SchoolSmithton546
Southern Illinois University Charter School of East St. LouisEast St. Louis108
St. Libory Elementary SchoolSt. Libory63
Twin Echo Elementary SchoolCollinsville212
Union Elementary SchoolBelleville393
West Junior High SchoolBelleville419
Westhaven Elementary SchoolBelleville378
Whiteside Elementary SchoolBelleville672
Whiteside Middle SchoolBelleville490
William Holliday Elementary SchoolFairview Heights420
Wingate Elementary SchoolShiloh491
Wolf Branch Elementary SchoolSwansea429
Wolf Branch Middle SchoolSwansea338
Wyvetter Younge School of ExcellenceEast St. Louis410

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Freeburg Community High SchoolSmithton Elementary SchoolFreeburg Primary CenterNew Athens Junior High SchoolMillstadt Consolidated SchoolBelleville East High SchoolUnion Elementary SchoolMascoutah Elementary SchoolWolf Branch Elementary SchoolAmelia V. Carriel Junior High SchoolPontiac Junior High SchoolJoseph Arthur Middle SchoolFreeburg Elementary SchoolDelores Moye Elementary SchoolIllini Elementary SchoolDupo High SchoolJames Avant Elementary SchoolJ. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary SchoolLalumier Elementary SchoolMarissa Jr & Sr High SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolO'Fallon High SchoolWolf Branch Middle SchoolMarie Schaefer Elementary SchoolLovejoy Technology AcademyAnnette Officer Elementary SchoolAbraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolRoosevelt Elementary SchoolFulton Junior High SchoolShiloh Elementary SchoolGrant Middle SchoolEllis Elementary SchoolEmge Junior High SchoolIllinois State Board of EducationEast St. Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolNew Athens Elementary SchoolMascoutah High SchoolSignal Hill Elementary SchoolGordon Bush Elementary SchoolLebanon Elementary SchoolScott Elementary SchoolCahokia High SchoolPenniman Elementary SchoolWesthaven Elementary SchoolEstelle Sauget Academic CenterEstelle Kampmeyer Elementary SchoolWhiteside Elementary SchoolEast St. Louis Senior High SchoolShiloh Middle SchoolLovejoy Elementary SchoolHarmony Intermediate CenterCentral Jr High SchoolHenry Raab Elementary SchoolWilliam Holliday Elementary SchoolDunbar Elementary SchoolBluffview Elementary SchoolHuffman Elementary SchoolBelle Valley SchoolMason/Clark Middle SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolDouglas Elementary SchoolBelleville West High SchoolDupo Jr High SchoolWest Junior High SchoolWhiteside Middle SchoolSIUE East Saint Louis Charter High SchoolLovejoy High SchoolHigh Mount Elementary SchoolWingate Elementary SchoolLaverna Evans Elementary SchoolLebanon High SchoolMascoutah Middle SchoolKatie Harper-Wright Elementary SchoolMarissa Elementary SchoolMaplewood Elementary SchoolNew Athens High SchoolSt. Libory Elementary SchoolFranklin Elementary SchoolMillstadt Primary CenterElizabeth Morris Elementary School

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