Kankakee Times

There were 1,465 white students enrolled in Bourbonnais School District 53 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Bourbonnais School District 53 welcomed 2,439 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 64.2% of the student body to be the 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 white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 481 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	2,281	1,465	64.2%
2021	2,239	1,469	65.6%
2020	2,452	1,651	67.3%
2019	2,447	1,687	68.9%
2018	2,439	1,679	68.8%