8 public K-12 schools in East Saint Louis from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
8 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of East Saint Louis's 8 public schools is East St Louis Senior High School, scoring 39/100, against a city average of 37.5/100. Computed live across every East Saint Louis campus reporting to NCES.
How the East Saint Louis Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
East Saint Louis, IL enrolls 3,770 students across 8 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 1 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 12.8:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 37.5/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in East Saint Louis on this index is East St Louis Senior High School, at 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,288 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
East Saint Louis spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
East St Louis Senior High School accounts for 34.2% of all East Saint Louis public-school enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Saint Louis-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
East Saint Louis school enrollment varies 13× across entities
East Saint Louis school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 1,288 students (highest), a spread of 1,189 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
East Saint Louis operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country
Most East Saint Louis school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.
East Saint Louis student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
East Saint Louis has higher-than-average charter school authorisation eligibility — 12.5% of the population qualifies for charter-school enrollment options
charter-school enrollment options eligibility is the federal threshold for charter school authorisation funding allocations, established under the state-specific charter law. Areas above 30% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic charter school authorisation formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
What are the best schools in East Saint Louis, IL? ▼
The highest-ranked school in East Saint Louis is East St Louis Senior High School with a quality score of 39/100. There are 8 public schools in East Saint Louis with 3,770 total students.
How many schools are in East Saint Louis, IL? ▼
East Saint Louis has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,770 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.8:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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