Kankakee Times

There were 118 Asian 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 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