The East St Louis Flyers play Illinois high school football (IHSA) as a 2010 member of the Southwestern conference. East St Louis High School is located in East St Louis, Illinois. East St Louis is in St. Clair county. The Flyers' Illinois Pigskin region is the 618 Football Region. They are coached by Darren Sunkett entering his 9th year of coaching at East St Louis. The school Athletic Director is Leonard Manley Senior.

The schools 2010 enrollment numbers are 2146. The Flyers' colors are Orange/Blue. East St Louis has qualified for the IHSA playoffs 30 times, the last playoff appearance was 2009. They have qualified for the playoffs 10 consecutive years.