SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis

Located at 601 James R Thompson Blvd, in East Saint Louis, Illinois, SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis is an one-room-style secondary school that caters to 99 students (grades 9 through 12), part of East St Louis SD 189. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in East St Louis SD 189 (4,646 students total), SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis reports that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Clair County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 13.8%; this one delivers 12.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) records that median household income runs about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

The closest other public school is East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, SIU Charter Sch of East St Louis runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 107 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.