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Enrollment
2,118
High
DISTRICT 2,359 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE TWP HSD 201·NCES 170564000243
Belleville High School-West
4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W, Belleville, IL 62223 · (618) 222-7610 · St. Clair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,118 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
1,269 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 518 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 509 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 543 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 548 | 26% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belleville High School-West
Belleville High School-West's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville High School-West this school | 2,118 | 59.9% | 26.9% |
| Belleville High School-East Belleville | 2,600 | 55.6% | 37.1% |
| Springfield Southeast High School Springfield | 1,229 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
| Richwoods High School Peoria | 1,685 | 53.2% | 36.5% |
| Freeport High School Freeport | 1,165 | 56.2% | 22.8% |
| Carbondale Comm High School Carbondale | 1,023 | 61.1% | 39.1% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belleville High School-West ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #385 of 573 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,118 | #70 of 708 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #393 of 528 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #107 of 537 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #207 of 578 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #164 of 191 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,118
-137 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,942
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,118 | 134.2 | 15.8:1 | 60% (1,269) |
| 2023-24 | 2,169 | 127.2 | 17.1:1 | 56% (1,213) |
| 2022-23 | 2,234 | 130.8 | 17.1:1 | 54% (1,201) |
| 2020-21 | 2,255 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,066 | 116.9 | 17.7:1 | 49% (1,021) |
| 2015-16 | 2,143 | 117 | 18.3:1 | 50% (1,068) |
| 2010-11 | 2,277 | 119 | 19.1:1 | 40% (919) |
| 2000-01 | 2,077 | 117 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,942 | 105 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville High School-West.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,066 to 2,118); teachers up 15% (116.9 to 134.2).
About Belleville High School-West
Belleville High School-West is one of the public schools in Belleville, Illinois. It is a large high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 2,118 students. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 154% higher.
Belleville Twp HSD 201 runs 2 schools with a combined 4,718 students. Belleville High School-West is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Belleville High School-West is Black (45%). Other groups include 43% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 28% Black. By the diversity index, Belleville High School-West comes in at 60%.
Belleville High School-West's 134.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 60%.
Belleville High School-West is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Belleville High School-West would be expected to post about 36.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Clair County show that median household income is about $73,854, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Belleville High School-West is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County, which together enroll about 40,879 students.
The closest public school, Union Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles from Belleville High School-West. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.3%; Belleville High School-West's is 26.9%, ranking 8th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,118 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 2,255.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belleville Twp HSD 201
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belleville Twp HS-Night/Alt SchoolHigh
- Center for Academy and VOCNL Excel CAVEHigh
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · 997 students
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School1.4 mi · 432
- Henry Raab Elementary School2.0 mi · 154
- Ellis Elementary School2.3 mi · 382
- Emge Junior High School2.3 mi · 146
- Harmony Intermediate Center2.3 mi · 207
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School2.4 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville High School-WestHow many students attend Belleville High School-West?
Belleville High School-West enrolls approximately 2,118 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belleville High School-West serve?
Belleville High School-West serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belleville High School-West?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Belleville High School-West.
How diverse is Belleville High School-West?
Belleville High School-West reports a student body of 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Belleville High School-West?
Belleville High School-West is overseen by Belleville Twp HSD 201 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.