Initial placement types for children entering substitute care during the year.
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Data extracted on September 30, 2025.
| East St. Louis Sub-Region | Initial Placement Type | |||||||||||||||
| Home of Parents | Kinship Foster Home | Traditional Foster Home | Specialized Foster Home | Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home | Group Home | Institution | Total Children Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | 27 | 4.0% | 522 | 77.1% | 114 | 16.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 677 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 1.7% | 437 | 75.3% | 104 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 580 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 2.5% | 495 | 76.2% | 119 | 18.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 650 | |
| 2022 | 22 | 3.7% | 466 | 78.2% | 90 | 15.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 596 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 2.4% | 505 | 80.0% | 100 | 15.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 631 | |
| 2024 | 22 | 4.1% | 425 | 79.1% | 75 | 14.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 537 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 2.8% | 382 | 75.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 504 | |
| East St. Louis Sub-Region | Initial Placement Type | |||||||||||||||
| Home of Parents | Kinship Foster Home | Traditional Foster Home | Specialized Foster Home | Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home | Group Home | Institution | Total Children Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 12 | 5.7% | 149 | 71.0% | 44 | 21.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 210 | White (Non-Latinx) | 12 | 3.0% | 323 | 80.3% | 59 | 14.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 402 | Latinx (Any Race) | 1 | 5.0% | 16 | 80.0% | 3 | 15.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | Other Race | 1 | 3.0% | 24 | 72.7% | 7 | 21.2% | 1 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 33 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 27 | 4.0% | 522 | 77.1% | 114 | 16.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 677 | |
| 2020 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 4 | 2.2% | 137 | 74.9% | 32 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5.5% | 183 | White (Non-Latinx) | 6 | 1.7% | 275 | 77.7% | 60 | 16.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 3.4% | 354 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 68.4% | 6 | 31.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 47.4% | 4 | 21.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 26.3% | 19 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 10 | 1.7% | 437 | 75.3% | 104 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 580 | |
| 2021 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 4 | 2.3% | 135 | 78.0% | 32 | 18.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 173 | White (Non-Latinx) | 12 | 2.7% | 335 | 75.5% | 81 | 18.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 444 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 69.2% | 2 | 15.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.7% | 13 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 84.2% | 3 | 15.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 16 | 2.5% | 495 | 76.2% | 119 | 18.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 650 | |
| 2022 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 9 | 5.4% | 132 | 79.5% | 17 | 10.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 4.8% | 166 | White (Non-Latinx) | 12 | 3.2% | 285 | 76.4% | 67 | 18.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 373 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 95.0% | 1 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | Other Race | 1 | 2.9% | 27 | 79.4% | 5 | 14.7% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 3.7% | 466 | 78.2% | 90 | 15.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 596 | |
| 2023 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 11 | 5.7% | 147 | 76.2% | 27 | 14.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.6% | 193 | White (Non-Latinx) | 4 | 1.0% | 311 | 81.6% | 63 | 16.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 381 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 78.9% | 4 | 21.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 85.2% | 4 | 14.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 15 | 2.4% | 505 | 80.0% | 100 | 15.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 631 | |
| 2024 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 6 | 2.6% | 186 | 81.9% | 30 | 13.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 227 | White (Non-Latinx) | 15 | 5.5% | 217 | 78.9% | 36 | 13.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.5% | 275 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 81.8% | 2 | 18.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | Other Race | 1 | 5.9% | 9 | 52.9% | 5 | 29.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.9% | 17 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 4.1% | 425 | 79.1% | 75 | 14.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 537 | |
| 2025 | Black (Non-Latinx) | 7 | 4.2% | 122 | 72.6% | 28 | 16.7% | 4 | 2.4% | 5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 168 | White (Non-Latinx) | 7 | 2.4% | 220 | 76.7% | 50 | 17.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 287 | Latinx (Any Race) | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 93.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | 15 | Other Race | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 73.1% | 7 | 26.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 14 | 2.8% | 382 | 75.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 504 | |
| East St. Louis Sub-Region | Initial Placement Type | |||||||||||||||
| Home of Parents | Kinship Foster Home | Traditional Foster Home | Specialized Foster Home | Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home | Group Home | Institution | Total Children Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | 0 to 2 | 7 | 2.4% | 202 | 70.6% | 74 | 25.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 286 | 3 to 5 | 5 | 4.0% | 105 | 84.0% | 15 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 125 | 6 to 11 | 9 | 5.5% | 138 | 84.7% | 14 | 8.6% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 163 | 12 to 17 | 6 | 5.8% | 77 | 74.8% | 11 | 10.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 8 | 7.8% | 103 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 27 | 4.0% | 522 | 77.1% | 114 | 16.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 677 | |
| 2020 | 0 to 2 | 5 | 1.9% | 187 | 72.5% | 65 | 25.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 258 | 3 to 5 | 1 | 1.1% | 80 | 85.1% | 11 | 11.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.1% | 94 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.6% | 108 | 85.7% | 15 | 11.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 126 | 12 to 17 | 2 | 2.0% | 62 | 60.8% | 13 | 12.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 22.5% | 102 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 10 | 1.7% | 437 | 75.3% | 104 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 580 | |
| 2021 | 0 to 2 | 3 | 1.0% | 207 | 71.6% | 75 | 26.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 289 | 3 to 5 | 4 | 3.7% | 82 | 76.6% | 19 | 17.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.9% | 107 | 6 to 11 | 6 | 3.8% | 137 | 87.3% | 14 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 157 | 12 to 17 | 3 | 3.1% | 69 | 71.1% | 11 | 11.3% | 2 | 2.1% | 4 | 4.1% | 1 | 1.0% | 7 | 7.2% | 97 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 16 | 2.5% | 495 | 76.2% | 119 | 18.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 650 | |
| 2022 | 0 to 2 | 3 | 1.2% | 174 | 70.2% | 68 | 27.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 248 | 3 to 5 | 3 | 3.8% | 70 | 89.7% | 5 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 6 to 11 | 6 | 3.8% | 146 | 91.8% | 6 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 159 | 12 to 17 | 10 | 9.0% | 76 | 68.5% | 11 | 9.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 10.8% | 111 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 3.7% | 466 | 78.2% | 90 | 15.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 596 | |
| 2023 | 0 to 2 | 3 | 1.1% | 197 | 72.7% | 71 | 26.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 271 | 3 to 5 | 7 | 5.3% | 113 | 86.3% | 10 | 7.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 6 to 11 | 2 | 1.5% | 122 | 89.1% | 13 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 137 | 12 to 17 | 3 | 3.3% | 73 | 79.3% | 6 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 8.7% | 92 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 15 | 2.4% | 505 | 80.0% | 100 | 15.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 631 | |
| 2024 | 0 to 2 | 3 | 1.6% | 139 | 73.5% | 46 | 24.3% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 189 | 3 to 5 | 5 | 5.2% | 76 | 78.4% | 16 | 16.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 6 to 11 | 6 | 4.4% | 121 | 89.0% | 6 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 136 | 12 to 17 | 8 | 7.0% | 89 | 77.4% | 7 | 6.1% | 1 | 0.9% | 5 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 4.3% | 115 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 4.1% | 425 | 79.1% | 75 | 14.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 537 | |
| 2025 | 0 to 2 | 2 | 1.1% | 128 | 69.2% | 54 | 29.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 185 | 3 to 5 | 1 | 1.3% | 62 | 79.5% | 13 | 16.7% | 2 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 6 to 11 | 6 | 5.2% | 96 | 83.5% | 12 | 10.4% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 115 | 12 to 17 | 5 | 4.0% | 96 | 76.2% | 7 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 7.1% | 126 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 14 | 2.8% | 382 | 75.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 504 | |
| East St. Louis Sub-Region | Initial Placement Type | |||||||||||||||
| Home of Parents | Kinship Foster Home | Traditional Foster Home | Specialized Foster Home | Emergency Shelter or Emergency Foster Home | Group Home | Institution | Total Children Entering Substitute Care | |||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| 2019 | Female | 13 | 3.8% | 272 | 79.1% | 55 | 16.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 344 | Male | 14 | 4.2% | 250 | 75.1% | 59 | 17.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 333 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 27 | 4.0% | 522 | 77.1% | 114 | 16.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 677 | |
| 2020 | Female | 5 | 1.7% | 225 | 76.3% | 51 | 17.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 4.4% | 295 | Male | 5 | 1.8% | 212 | 74.4% | 53 | 18.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 4.9% | 285 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 10 | 1.7% | 437 | 75.3% | 104 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 580 | |
| 2021 | Female | 3 | 1.1% | 222 | 79.0% | 50 | 17.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 281 | Male | 13 | 3.5% | 273 | 74.0% | 69 | 18.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 369 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 16 | 2.5% | 495 | 76.2% | 119 | 18.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 650 | |
| 2022 | Female | 8 | 2.7% | 239 | 81.3% | 39 | 13.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 294 | Male | 14 | 4.6% | 227 | 75.2% | 51 | 16.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.6% | 302 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 3.7% | 466 | 78.2% | 90 | 15.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 596 | |
| 2023 | Female | 5 | 1.5% | 276 | 83.6% | 45 | 13.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 330 | Male | 10 | 3.3% | 229 | 76.1% | 55 | 18.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 301 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 15 | 2.4% | 505 | 80.0% | 100 | 15.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 631 | |
| 2024 | Female | 13 | 4.5% | 231 | 79.1% | 43 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 292 | Male | 9 | 3.7% | 194 | 79.2% | 32 | 13.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.0% | 245 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 22 | 4.1% | 425 | 79.1% | 75 | 14.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 537 | |
| 2025 | Female | 5 | 2.1% | 173 | 73.0% | 51 | 21.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 237 | Male | 9 | 3.4% | 209 | 78.3% | 35 | 13.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 267 |
| ALL CHILDREN | 14 | 2.8% | 382 | 75.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 504 | |