East St Louis Senior High School

East St Louis Senior High School is a senior high of large scale in East Saint Louis, Illinois, overseen by East St Louis SD 189, educateing 1,288 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

East St Louis SD 189 runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,646 students. East St Louis Senior High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East St Louis Senior High School shows that nearly all students (94%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, East St Louis Senior High School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting East St Louis Senior High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East St Louis Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. East St Louis Senior High School is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

Mason/Clark Middle Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East St Louis Senior High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 1,235 students in 2018 compared to 1,288 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.