East St. Louis School District 189
School District in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
East St. Louis School District 189 is a public school district headquartered in the city of East St. Louis, Illinois, United States.
In addition to East St. Louis, the district also includes portions of Canteen, Centreville, and Stites Townships in northwestern St. Clair County. The district also includes all of Washington Park, much of Alorton and Centreville, and portions of Belleville, Caseyville, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, and Madison.
History
The non-high school district 202, which included the elementary school districts 182 and 184, was dissolved in July 1956. The area from this district was divided between the East St. Louis school district and the Cahokia Unit School District 187, and therefore the East St.
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