Kankakee Times

There were 3,122 Hispanic students enrolled in Kankakee County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 19.1% of the 16,350 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 35 schools in Kankakee County County, Kankakee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 505 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 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kankakee High School	33.4	1,513
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School	15.3	1,883
Kankakee Junior High School	34.9	627
Steuben Elementary School	62.9	286
John Kennedy Middle Grade School	32.5	498
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School	28.5	484
Momence Junior High School	31.8	333
Mark Twain Primary School	38.6	272
King Middle Grade School	28	371
Je-Neir Elementary School	33.4	299
Bradley East Elementary School	17	534
Liberty Intermediate School	12.2	732
Momence High School	28.9	304
St. Anne Elementary School	30.4	286
Bradley Central Middle School	18.4	440
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School	16.2	456
Manteno Elementary School	10.2	705
Proegler School	21.3	329
Bradley West Elementary School	17.5	366
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	12.5	504
St. Anne Community High School	29.4	180
Manteno High School	8.8	601
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School	28.6	175
Shabbona Elementary School	16.8	268
Manteno Middle School	8.4	533
Taft Primary School	12	368
Noel Levasseur Elementary School	10.9	321
St. George Elementary School	7.6	393
Edison Primary School	12.5	184
Grant Park Elementary School	7.1	297
Limestone Middle School	2.8	508
Herscher High School	2.4	494
Bonfield Grade School	3.1	320
Herscher Intermediate School	0	351
Grant Park High School	0	135