Kankakee Times

There were 8,280 white students enrolled in Kankakee County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 52% of the 15,931 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Kankakee County, Herscher Community Unit School District 2 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,500 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Herscher Community Unit School District 2	91.6%	1,638
Manteno Community Unit School District 5	82.9%	1,775
Bourbonnais School District 53	60.5%	2,331
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307	64.1%	1,840
Kankakee School District 111	15.1%	4,619
Bradley School District 61	53.1%	1,285
Momence Community Unit School District 1	48.9%	994
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6	79.8%	440
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258	74.1%	378
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256	62.1%	248
St. Anne Community High School District 302	35.1%	194