Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 20.3% of the 16,093 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Kankakee School District 111 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,527 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Kankakee School District 111 | 32.1% | 4,756 |
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | 14.8% | 2,287 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | 16.5% | 1,854 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | 30.1% | 988 |
| Bradley School District 61 | 20.8% | 1,287 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | 9.5% | 1,820 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | 29.6% | 277 |
| Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 | 16.4% | 450 |
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | 3.8% | 1,656 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | 32.6% | 178 |
| Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259 | 35.7% | 154 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | 7% | 386 |
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