Kankakee Times

There were 763 white students enrolled in Bradley School District 61 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Bradley School District 61 welcomed 1,498 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Bradley School District 61 roughly covers schools within Kankakee County and has a main office in Bradley.

Among the three schools in Bradley School District 61, Bradley East Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 298 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	1,340	763	56.9%
2021	1,348	790	58.6%
2020	1,403	839	59.8%
2019	1,442	895	62.1%
2018	1,498	955	63.8%