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
Data showed that Asian students made up 0.7% of the 16,350 students in Kankakee County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Bourbonnais School District 53 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 39 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | 1.7% | 2,281 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | 1.7% | 1,883 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | 0.5% | 4,932 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | 0.7% | 1,839 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | 2.8% | 393 |
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | 0% | 1,673 |
| Bradley School District 61 | 0% | 1,340 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | 0% | 936 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | 0% | 286 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | 0% | 180 |
| Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259 | 0% | 175 |
| Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 | 0% | 432 |
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