St Charles East High School

St Charles East High School, a big high school in Saint Charles, Illinois, overseen by St Charles CUSD 303, caters to 1,930 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 131% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within St Charles CUSD 303, which oversees 16 schools and 11,952 students, St Charles East High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, St Charles East High School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, St Charles East High School reports 147 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which St Charles East High School is one.

The closest other public school is Wredling Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

St Charles East High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St Charles East High School has ticked down 23%, going from 2,512 students in 2018 to 1,930 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 69% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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