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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE SD 118·NCES 170561006367

Washington School

400 S Charles St, Belleville, IL 62220 · (618) 277-2018 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K192100%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
7338%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
158%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
7439%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
2815%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
10052%
Female
9248%

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Where Washington School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn St. Clair County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
192#2,068 of 2,419#46 of 50
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
192
+39 (+25%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251928.422.9:1N/A
2023-24166820.8:1N/A
2022-231787.424.1:1N/A
2020-21153N/AN/AN/A
2017-181708.520.1:181% (138)
2015-16196449.0:167% (132)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington School.

Since 2017-18: students up 13% (170 to 192); teachers down 1% (8.5 to 8.4).

About Washington School

Families in Belleville, Illinois, are served by Washington School, a small elementary school. It had 192 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.

Belleville SD 118 serves 3,275 students across 11 schools.

The largest group at Washington School is Black students, at 39%. The remaining students are 38% White, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census figures show St. Clair County is about 28% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Washington School scores 68%.

Washington School reported 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1.

The school's county is St. Clair County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $73,854, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Clair County's 96 public schools enroll about 40,879 students and include Washington School.

Franklin Elementary School is the nearest public school to Washington School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Washington School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Enrollment increased 25% over 4 years, reaching 192 in 2024-25.

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St. Clair County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Washington School
District
Belleville SD 118
Address
400 S Charles St, Belleville, IL 62220
Phone
(618) 277-2018
County
St. Clair County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
192
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
22.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
170561006367
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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22 other US public schools in 11 states are named Washington. Washington School is the 18th largest of the 23.

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Frequently asked questions

About Washington School
How large is Washington School?
Washington School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades PK-PK.
What age range does Washington School serve?
Washington School serves students from grade PK through grade PK.
How many teachers does Washington School have?
Washington School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington School?
Student demographics at Washington School are roughly 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Washington School public or private?
Washington School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belleville SD 118.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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