Kankakee Times

There were 3,301 Black students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 20.7% of the 15,931 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Kankakee School District 111 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,186 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kankakee County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Kankakee School District 111	47.3%	4,619
Bourbonnais School District 53	15%	2,331
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307	11.5%	1,840
Bradley School District 61	13.6%	1,285
Momence Community Unit School District 1	16%	994
Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259	49.2%	189
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	2.8%	1,775
St. Anne Community High School District 302	20.6%	194
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	9.8%	378