Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of St. Clair County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

Dave Deets, Superintendent at Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 | Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19

By S. M. Pollard

Sep 28, 2025

There were 2,025 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 5.3% of the 37,909 students in the county. They were the fourth most represented ethnicity.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 434 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with St. Clair County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

Ethnic Composition of St. Clair County School Districts Enrollment (2023-24)

Enrollment Demographics in St. Clair County Districts During 2023-24 School Year

District	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19	10.4%	4,177
Belleville Township High School District 201	5.1%	4,676
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90	5.5%	3,952
Belleville School District 118	6.3%	3,303
O'Fallon Township High School District 203	8.1%	2,510
East St. Louis School District 189	2.1%	4,536
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105	12.9%	607
Central School District 104	10.9%	622
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187	2.2%	3,021
Whiteside School District 115	5%	1,158
Wolf Branch School District 113	6%	779
Dupo Community Unit School District 196	4.8%	881
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9	7.8%	514
Belle Valley School District 119	4%	961
Harmony Emge School District 175	4.4%	677
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110	4.9%	568
High Mount School District 116	8.4%	320
Shiloh Village School District 85	4.6%	545
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70	2.6%	780
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160	2.8%	684
Marissa Community Unit School District 40	3.7%	487
Freeburg Community High School District 77	2%	661
Signal Hill School District 181	3.6%	280