Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that white students made up 53.4% of the 16,093 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Herscher Community Unit School District 2 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,535 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 | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | 92.7% | 1,656 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | 83.2% | 1,820 |
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | 62.2% | 2,287 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | 66.7% | 1,854 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | 16.6% | 4,756 |
| Bradley School District 61 | 55.8% | 1,287 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | 49.9% | 988 |
| Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 | 82% | 450 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | 72.3% | 386 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | 62.5% | 277 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | 34.3% | 178 |
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