Type Public Faculty 58.09 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 1,438 (2012-2013) Phone +1 618-646-3700 Number of students 1,438 | Principal Marcus Wright Grades 9 to 12 Student to teacher ratio 24.75 Mascot Flyer | |
Address 4901 State St, East St Louis, IL 62205, USA Similar Collinsville High School, East Saint Louis‑Lin High Sch, Belleville West High School, Cahokia High School, Sumner High School | ||
East Saint Louis Senior High School is the only high school located in East Saint Louis, Illinois. The school serves about 1,438 students in grades 9 to 12 in the East Saint Louis Public Schools district. It was featured in the Jonathan Kozol book Savage Inequalities. In 1998, East St. Louis Lincoln High School consolidated with East St. Louis High.
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East St. Louis Senior High School won the 2008 Class 7A football state championship against Geneva High School. The Flyers have a storied history in Illinois high school football, having won the state championship over a half-dozen times and the national championship twice. From 1976 to the beginning of the 1995 season, the Flyers' coach was Bob Shannon. Two years of Flyers football during that period were the subject of a book, The Right Kind of Heroes.
The Flyers compete in the Southwestern Conference.