Rich McBarnes Board Member | Bourbonnais School District 53
Rich McBarnes Board Member | Bourbonnais School District 53
Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.7% of the 16,093 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Bourbonnais School District 53 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 169 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | 7.4% | 2,287 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | 3.2% | 4,756 |
| Bradley School District 61 | 8.6% | 1,287 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | 5.5% | 1,854 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | 4.2% | 1,820 |
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | 2.8% | 1,656 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | 4% | 988 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | 6% | 386 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | 6.9% | 277 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | 7.3% | 178 |
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