Dr. Adam Ehrman Superintendent | Bourbonnais School District 53
Dr. Adam Ehrman Superintendent | Bourbonnais School District 53
Data showed that multiracial students made up 5.1% of the 15,931 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.
Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Bourbonnais School District 53 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 178 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais School District 53 | 7.6% | 2,331 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | 3.4% | 4,619 |
| Bradley School District 61 | 10.4% | 1,285 |
| Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 | 5.7% | 1,840 |
| Manteno Community Unit School District 5 | 3.9% | 1,775 |
| Herscher Community Unit School District 2 | 3.4% | 1,638 |
| Momence Community Unit School District 1 | 4.3% | 994 |
| St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 | 5.8% | 378 |
| St. Anne Community High School District 302 | 7.2% | 194 |
| Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259 | 7.4% | 189 |
| St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 | 5.2% | 248 |
| Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 | 2.5% | 440 |
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