Kankakee Times

There were 3,138 Hispanic students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 19.2% of the 16,350 students in Kankakee County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Kankakee School District 111 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,550 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kankakee School District 111	31.4%	4,932
Bourbonnais School District 53	13.4%	2,281
Momence Community Unit School District 1	31.4%	936
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307	15.3%	1,883
Bradley School District 61	17.6%	1,340
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	9.2%	1,839
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256	30.4%	286
St. Anne Community High School District 302	29.4%	180
Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259	28.6%	175
Herscher Community Unit School District 2	2.6%	1,673
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	7.6%	393
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6	6.9%	432