Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.9% 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

Oct 2, 2025

There were 2,609 multiracial students enrolled in St. Clair County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.9% of the 37,909 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 27 districts in St. Clair County, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 399 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19	9.6%	4,177
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90	8.6%	3,952
Belleville School District 118	9.3%	3,303
Belleville Township High School District 201	5.6%	4,676
O'Fallon Township High School District 203	8.7%	2,510
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187	5.1%	3,021
Belle Valley School District 119	12.9%	961
Whiteside School District 115	9.8%	1,158
Harmony Emge School District 175	15.2%	677
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105	12.5%	607
Central School District 104	11.6%	622
Wolf Branch School District 113	8.7%	779
Dupo Community Unit School District 196	7%	881
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9	10.3%	514
High Mount School District 116	14.4%	320
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110	7%	568
Shiloh Village School District 85	6.8%	545
Signal Hill School District 181	12.1%	280
East St. Louis School District 189	0.5%	4,536
Marissa Community Unit School District 40	4.5%	487
Freeburg Community High School District 77	2.6%	661
Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160	2.3%	684
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70	1.7%	780
Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130	2.2%	541