Metro East Sun

There were 4,729 Black students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 13.7% of the 34,549 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 69 schools in Madison County, Alton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 514 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alton High School	28.2%	1,821
Alton Middle School	29.3%	1,193
Bernard Long Elementary School	92.6%	339
Granite City High School	18.3%	1,703
Edwardsville High School	8.3%	2,332
North Elementary School	30.1%	545
Grigsby Intermediate School	21%	782
Coolidge Junior High School	18.7%	819
East Elementary School	35.3%	422
John A. Renfro Elementary School	27.8%	497
West Elementary School	30.1%	449
Madison Senior High School	95.3%	128
Collinsville Middle School	12.8%	928
Wilson Elementary School	25.4%	461
Prather Elementary School	18.2%	638
Dorris Intermediate School	13.8%	806
Frohardt Elementary School	24%	400
Madison Junior High School	88.8%	107
Lovejoy Elementary School	34.5%	249
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	32.4%	247
Venice Elementary School	92.9%	84
Lincoln Middle School	9.5%	814
Webster Elementary School	20.5%	331
Eastwood Elementary School	17%	400
Liberty Middle School	7.2%	898
Eunice Smith Elementary School	33.7%	184
Mitchell Elementary School	15.5%	400
Maryville Elementary School	15.8%	385
Gilson Brown Elementary School	30.8%	182
East Alton-Wood River High School	10.2%	500
Goshen Elementary School	10.3%	427
Albert Cassens Elementary	8.9%	482
Woodland Elementary School	9.6%	436
Maryville Elementary School	10.6%	385
LeClaire Elementary School	9.1%	328
East Alton Middle School	14.2%	169
Columbus Elementary School	6.3%	364
South Primary School	5.1%	455
Triad High School	1.9%	1,177
N.O. Nelson Elementary School	7.3%	289
Bethalto East Primary School	5.4%	371
Roxana Senior High School	3.9%	493
Glen Carbon Elementary School	5.5%	343
C.A. Henning School	2.2%	814
Civic Memorial High School	2.4%	747
Roxana Junior High School	4.6%	369
Triad Middle School	1.8%	947
Central Intermediate School	4.3%	323
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	6.1%	231
Parkside Primary School	4.1%	339
Silver Creek Elementary School	1.9%	695
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	3.6%	358
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	7.1%	170
Hartford Elementary School	7.5%	159
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	1.9%	532
Summit Elementary School	14.5%	69
St. Jacob Elementary School	0%	221
Hamel Elementary School	0%	112
Highland Elementary School	0%	517
Highland High School	0%	837
Highland Middle School	0%	607
Highland Primary School	0%	581
Worden Elementary School	0%	253
Jefferson Elementary School	0%	79
Marine Elementary School	0%	129
Kreitner Elementary School	0%	377
Midway School	0%	109
Alhambra Primary School	0%	168
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	0%	51