Kankakee Times

There were 3,304 Black students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 20.5% of the 16,093 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Kankakee School District 111 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,261 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Kankakee School District 111	47.5%	4,756
Bourbonnais School District 53	13.8%	2,287
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307	9.7%	1,854
Bradley School District 61	13.7%	1,287
Momence Community Unit School District 1	15.6%	988
Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259	54.5%	154
St. Anne Community High School District 302	25.8%	178
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	11.9%	386
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	2.3%	1,820