Metro East Sun

There were 2,331 multiracial students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.7% of the 34,549 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 69 schools in Madison County, Alton High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 192 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alton High School	10.5%	1,821
Alton Middle School	12.7%	1,193
Edwardsville High School	5.9%	2,332
Granite City High School	5.9%	1,703
North Elementary School	13.2%	545
East Elementary School	16.8%	422
Lincoln Middle School	8.6%	814
West Elementary School	14.5%	449
Dorris Intermediate School	7.6%	806
Prather Elementary School	9.6%	638
Grigsby Intermediate School	7.3%	782
Collinsville Middle School	6%	928
Goshen Elementary School	11%	427
Liberty Middle School	5.1%	898
Coolidge Junior High School	5.1%	819
C.A. Henning School	4.9%	814
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	16.2%	247
South Primary School	8.6%	455
Triad High School	3.3%	1,177
Woodland Elementary School	8.7%	436
Triad Middle School	4%	947
Lovejoy Elementary School	14.9%	249
East Alton-Wood River High School	7.2%	500
Eastwood Elementary School	9%	400
Maryville Elementary School	8.8%	385
Eunice Smith Elementary School	17.9%	184
Civic Memorial High School	4.3%	747
Wilson Elementary School	6.9%	461
LeClaire Elementary School	9.5%	328
N.O. Nelson Elementary School	10.7%	289
Highland High School	3.6%	837
Maryville Elementary School	7.8%	385
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	5.5%	532
John A. Renfro Elementary School	5.8%	497
Columbus Elementary School	7.7%	364
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	12.1%	231
Frohardt Elementary School	7%	400
Silver Creek Elementary School	3.7%	695
Highland Primary School	4.5%	581
Webster Elementary School	7.9%	331
Gilson Brown Elementary School	14.3%	182
Highland Elementary School	4.8%	517
Highland Middle School	4.1%	607
Central Intermediate School	7.4%	323
Mitchell Elementary School	6%	400
Albert Cassens Elementary	4.6%	482
Roxana Junior High School	5.7%	369
Roxana Senior High School	4.3%	493
Bethalto East Primary School	5.1%	371
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	5%	358
Parkside Primary School	5%	339
Glen Carbon Elementary School	5%	343
Hartford Elementary School	9.4%	159
Worden Elementary School	4.3%	253
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	0%	170
St. Jacob Elementary School	0%	221
Venice Elementary School	0%	84
Hamel Elementary School	0%	112
Bernard Long Elementary School	0%	339
Jefferson Elementary School	0%	79
Madison Junior High School	0%	107
Madison Senior High School	0%	128
Marine Elementary School	0%	129
Summit Elementary School	0%	69
East Alton Middle School	0%	169
Kreitner Elementary School	0%	377
Midway School	0%	109
Alhambra Primary School	0%	168
Grantfork Upper Elementary School	0%	51