StitesIL
A town of 729. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
What makes Stites stand out
The 2 things Stites does most differently from other towns.
729 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Stites. Another town gets a different order.
Stites’s public schools outperform 1% of Illinois districts
The public schools Stites’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 99% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy Elementary School | PK–5 | 67 | Not graded |
| Lovejoy Middle School | 6–8 | 24 | Not graded |
| Lovejoy Technology Academy | 9–12 | 27 | B |
Most working residents commute out of Stites
Most working residents leave Stites for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are St. Louis (18%), East St. Louis (11%) and Belleville (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, hot summers
Stites has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Stites is
Stites beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24.
| What stands out | Stites | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.6% | 17.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 26% | 7.8% |
1% of Stites is conserved land
3.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooklyn Community Park | 0.7 mi | 11 |
Every workday, about 470 people come to Stites for work
Where Stites’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Stites
Township in Illinois, United States
Stites Township is located in St. Clair County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 749 and it contained 326 housing units. Stites Township was originally named Brooklyn Township when it was reorganized from a portion of East St. Louis Township in February, 1888. Its name was changed to Stites in April, 1888.
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- Population
- 651
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi