Whiteside School District 115

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for St. Clair and Shiloh, and parts of Swansea.

At a glance

1,155Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$13,804Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For St. Clair

Grades PK–4

Whiteside Elem School680 students · BellevilleThis district

Grades 5–8

Whiteside Middle School475 students · BellevilleThis district

Grades 9–12

Belleville High School-East or Belleville High School-WestDepends on your addressBelleville Township High School District 201

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency12%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts21%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 91% at Belleville Township High School District 201, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,804

per student each year · 36% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration32%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)40%

State47%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,187’20

1,173’21

1,166’22

1,176’23

1,155’24

Students

Black · 57%654

White · 27%310

Two or more races · 11%122

Hispanic · 5%55

Asian · 1%10

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

📍

St. Clair35,601 people

📍

Shiloh14,572 people

Also covers small parts of Swansea.

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

📚

Whiteside Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 680 students · Belleville

C+Public 📚

Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 475 students · Belleville

C+Public

Where students go next · Belleville Township High School District 201

🏫

Belleville High School-EastHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · Belleville

BPublic 🏫

Belleville High School-WestHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · Belleville

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

🏫

O'Fallon Township High School District 203Caseyville · O'Fallon · O'Fallon + 1 more · $16,315 per student

🏫

O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90Caseyville · O'Fallon · O'Fallon · $12,394 per student

🏫

Grant Community Consolidated School District 110Caseyville · Fairview Heights · $18,411 per student

🏫

Central School District 104O'Fallon · $27,085 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.