Kankakee Times

There were 8,591 white students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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