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East Saint Louis, Illinois - 10 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks East St Louis Sd 189 #6 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,739 per pupil, East St Louis Sd 189 ranks #41 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,679
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$25,739
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East St Louis Sd 189 operates 10 public schools serving 4,679 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Clair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,739 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.7% local, 62.1% state, and 22.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #6 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 198.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 60.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James Avant Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.4/100.
East St Louis Senior High School accounts for 27.5% of all East St Louis Sd 189 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East St Louis Sd 189-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
East St Louis Sd 189 school enrollment varies 13× across entities
East St Louis Sd 189 school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 1,288 students (highest), a spread of 1,189 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
East St Louis Sd 189 student-counselor ratio is 199:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
East St Louis Sd 189 chronic absenteeism rate is 60.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
East St Louis Sd 189 has 10 schools, including 2 high, 6 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 4,679 students.
How much does East St Louis Sd 189 spend per student?
East St Louis Sd 189 spends $25,739 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #6 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of East St Louis Sd 189?
East St Louis Sd 189 students are 95.7% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East St Louis Sd 189?
East St Louis Sd 189 has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #6 out of 763 districts in Illinois.