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There were 716 multiracial students enrolled in Kankakee County County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

There were 716 multiracial students enrolled in Kankakee County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.5% of the 15,776 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 34 schools in Kankakee County County, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 102 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.

Ethnicities in Kankakee County County in 2022-23 School Year
White [54.3%]Black [19.6%]Hispanic [20.3%]Ethnicities <5 [4.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Kankakee County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School5.51,854
Bradley East Elementary School11.2525
Liberty Intermediate School6.3718
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center8497
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School7.3465
Manteno Elementary School4697
Bradley Central Middle School6.7402
Manteno High School4.5579
Shabbona Elementary School9.5264
Bradley West Elementary School6.9360
Noel Levasseur Elementary School7.3343
St. George Elementary School6386
Manteno Middle School4.2544
Taft Primary School6.2355
John Kennedy Middle Grade School3.7544
St. Anne Elementary School6.9277
Momence Junior High School5.3339
Kankakee Junior High School3560
King Middle Grade School4.7344
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School3.5429
Kankakee High School11,483
Herscher Intermediate School3.8370
St. Anne Community High School7.3178
Je-Neir Elementary School3.7325
Limestone Middle School2.2496
Bonfield Grade School3.5313
Mark Twain Primary School4277
Herscher High School2.1477
Momence High School3.1324
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School0154
Steuben Elementary School0258
Edison Primary School0189
Grant Park Elementary School0303
Grant Park High School0147

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