Elaine Kane Superintendent at Alton Community Unit School District 11 | Alton Community Unit School District 11
Elaine Kane Superintendent at Alton Community Unit School District 11 | Alton Community Unit School District 11
Data showed that multiracial students made up 6.8% of the 37,490 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity.
Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Alton Community Unit School District 11 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 728 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Madison 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.
| District | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alton Community Unit School District 11 | 13% | 5,580 |
| Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | 6.8% | 7,187 |
| Granite City Community Unit School District 9 | 6.8% | 5,660 |
| Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 | 5.6% | 5,912 |
| Triad Community Unit School District 2 | 3.6% | 3,983 |
| Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 | 4.9% | 2,347 |
| Highland Community Unit School District 5 | 3.9% | 2,761 |
| Roxana Community Unit School District 1 | 6.4% | 1,640 |
| East Alton School District 13 | 7.7% | 688 |
| Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 | 9.3% | 560 |
| East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 | 7.2% | 500 |
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