Kankakee Times

There were 3,308 Hispanic students enrolled in Kankakee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 21.2% of the 15,600 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 34 schools in Kankakee County, Kankakee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 527 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kankakee High School	37.2%	1,416
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School	16.8%	1,840
Steuben Elementary School	68.6%	271
Kankakee Junior High School	34.9%	504
John Kennedy Middle Grade School	34%	515
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School	30.2%	457
Liberty Intermediate School	16.4%	738
Mark Twain Primary School	40.5%	274
Bradley East Elementary School	21.2%	520
Momence Junior High School	31.6%	342
Je-Neir Elementary School	32%	334
King Middle Grade School	29.8%	349
Bradley Central Middle School	23.3%	378
Momence High School	27%	318
Bradley West Elementary School	21.2%	387
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School	16.8%	477
St. Anne Elementary School	31.9%	248
Manteno Elementary School	11.3%	698
Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School	38.6%	189
St. Anne Community High School	36.1%	194
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	12.7%	487
Grant Park Elementary School	19.4%	319
Taft Primary School	16.3%	300
Manteno High School	8.7%	549
Shabbona Elementary School	16.3%	289
Manteno Middle School	8.5%	528
Noel Levasseur Elementary School	12.6%	340
St. George Elementary School	7.9%	378
Edison Primary School	12.4%	202
Bonfield Grade School	7.4%	296
Herscher High School	3.7%	507
Limestone Middle School	3.7%	459
Herscher Intermediate School	4%	376
Grant Park High School	12.4%	121