Kankakee Times

There were 8,836 white students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 54% of the 16,350 students in Kankakee County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Herscher Community Unit School District 2 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,565 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kankakee County.

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.

District	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Herscher Community Unit School District 2	93.5%	1,673
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	83.3%	1,839
Bourbonnais School District 53	64.2%	2,281
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307	68.1%	1,883
Kankakee School District 111	17.7%	4,932
Bradley School District 61	56.9%	1,340
Momence Community Unit School District 1	49.4%	936
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6	83.1%	432
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	72.5%	393
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256	62.2%	286
St. Anne Community High School District 302	34.4%	180
Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259	5.7%	175