There were 342 Black students enrolled in Bourbonnais School District 53 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.3% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Bourbonnais School District 53 welcomed 2,266 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 15.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Bourbonnais School District 53 roughly covers schools within Kankakee County and has a main office in Bourbonnais.
Among the five schools in Bourbonnais School District 53, Liberty Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 98 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,266 | 342 | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 2,331 | 350 | 15% |
| 2022-23 | 2,287 | 316 | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 2,281 | 307 | 13.5% |
| 2020-21 | 2,239 | 287 | 12.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
