Bourbonnais School District 53 Principal Dr. Adam Ehrman (2023) | Bourbonnais School District 53
Bourbonnais School District 53 Principal Dr. Adam Ehrman (2023) | Bourbonnais School District 53
Of the 16,350 students attending Kankakee County district schools, 54% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 20.9% of Kankakee County's districts students.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Kankakee County districts, representing 54.7% of the student body.
St. Anne Community High School District 302 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 34.4% white students, 29.4% Hispanic students, 25.6% African American students, and 10% Multi-racial students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.6% when compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kankakee County.
In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | White | 64.2% | 2,281 |
| Bradley School District 61 | White | 56.9% | 1,340 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | White | 68.1% | 1,883 |
| Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 | White | 83.1% | 432 |
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | White | 93.5% | 1,673 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | African American | 47.4% | 4,932 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | White | 83.3% | 1,839 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | White | 49.4% | 936 |
| Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259 | African American | 60% | 175 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | White | 62.2% | 286 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | White | 34.4% | 180 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | White | 72.5% | 393 |
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