Metro East Sun

There were 2,823 Hispanic students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.2% of the 34,549 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 69 schools in Madison County, Kreitner Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 304 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kreitner Elementary School	80.6%	377
Collinsville Middle School	28.4%	928
Granite City High School	13%	1,703
Dorris Intermediate School	27%	806
Edwardsville High School	5.4%	2,332
Coolidge Junior High School	15.3%	819
Grigsby Intermediate School	15.3%	782
Prather Elementary School	15.7%	638
Alton High School	5.4%	1,821
Mitchell Elementary School	18%	400
Wilson Elementary School	15.4%	461
Frohardt Elementary School	17%	400
Maryville Elementary School	17.7%	385
Liberty Middle School	6.7%	898
John A. Renfro Elementary School	11.5%	497
Webster Elementary School	16.3%	331
Alton Middle School	4.4%	1,193
Triad High School	3.6%	1,177
Lincoln Middle School	4.5%	814
Highland High School	4.4%	837
Triad Middle School	3.8%	947
Civic Memorial High School	4.4%	747
West Elementary School	7.3%	449
Goshen Elementary School	7%	427
C.A. Henning School	3.4%	814
N.O. Nelson Elementary School	9.7%	289
Silver Creek Elementary School	3.9%	695
Maryville Elementary School	7%	385
North Elementary School	4.4%	545
Roxana Senior High School	4.7%	493
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	4.3%	532
LeClaire Elementary School	5.5%	328
Highland Primary School	3.1%	581
East Alton-Wood River High School	3.4%	500
East Elementary School	4%	422
Glen Carbon Elementary School	5%	343
Woodland Elementary School	3.4%	436
Eunice Smith Elementary School	8.2%	184
Bernard Long Elementary School	4.1%	339
Columbus Elementary School	3.6%	364
Roxana Junior High School	3.5%	369
Bethalto East Primary School	3.5%	371
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	3.6%	358
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	4.9%	247
Highland Middle School	2%	607
Parkside Primary School	3.5%	339
Albert Cassens Elementary	2.5%	482
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	4.8%	231
Highland Elementary School	2.1%	517
Central Intermediate School	3.1%	323
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	5.9%	170
South Primary School	2.2%	455
Worden Elementary School	4%	253
Summit Elementary School	14.5%	69
Gilson Brown Elementary School	5.5%	182
Lovejoy Elementary School	0%	249
St. Jacob Elementary School	0%	221
Venice Elementary School	0%	84
Hamel Elementary School	0%	112
Hartford Elementary School	0%	159
Jefferson Elementary School	0%	79
Madison Junior High School	0%	107
Madison Senior High School	0%	128
Marine Elementary School	0%	129
East Alton Middle School	0%	169
Eastwood Elementary School	0%	400
Midway School	0%	109
Alhambra Primary School	0%	168
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	0%	51