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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 68.4% of Madison County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Patrick Shelton, Superintendent at Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Dr. Patrick Shelton, Superintendent at Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 | Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

There were 25,644 white students enrolled in Madison County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 68.4% of the 37,490 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 5,546 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.

Ethnic Composition of Madison County School Districts Enrollment (2023-24)

White [68.4%]Black [14%]Hispanic [9.6%]Multiracial [6.8%]Ethnicities <5 [1.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Madison County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
Districtwhite Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 777.2%7,187
Triad Community Unit School District 290.3%3,983
Granite City Community Unit School District 957.6%5,660
Collinsville Community Unit School District 1051.6%5,912
Alton Community Unit School District 1151%5,580
Highland Community Unit School District 591.6%2,761
Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 887.4%2,347
Roxana Community Unit School District 184.9%1,640
East Alton School District 1375.7%688
Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 1578.9%560
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 1479.2%500
Madison Community Unit School District 122.6%588

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