Kankakee Times

There were 1,531 white students enrolled in Manteno Community Unit School District 5 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Manteno Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 2,131 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Kankakee County and has a main office in Manteno.

Among the three schools in Manteno Community Unit School District 5, Manteno Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 592 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,839	1,531	83.3%
2021	1,858	1,567	84.3%
2020	1,969	1,665	84.6%
2019	2,073	1,721	83%
2018	2,131	1,765	82.8%