Total enrollment
4,602
-378 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Kankakee SD 111
Illinois · 4,602 students · 1 city
Parents inside Kankakee SD 111 pick from 11 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 4,602 students (an average school size of 418).
4-year change in Kankakee SD 111
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Kankakee SD 111 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #318 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,602 | #74 of 508 | #2,093 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #49 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #500 of 506 | #7,423 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 89.3% | #20 of 456 | #749 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #57 of 341 | #1,018 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Kankakee SD 111
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School at 32.4% proficient to Mark Twain Primary School at 8.1%, a gap of 24.4 points. That is the 61st widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,096 to 4,602 students (down 10%) and from 314 to 263 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee High School | Kankakee | High | 09-12 | 1,360 |
| John Kennedy Middle Grade School | Kankakee | Elementary | 02-06 | 519 |
| Kankakee Junior High School | Kankakee | Middle | 07-08 | 501 |
| Proegler School | Kankakee | Elementary | PK-PK | 466 |
| Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem | Kankakee | Elementary | PK-08 | 437 |
| King Middle Grade School | Kankakee | Elementary | 03-06 | 385 |
| Taft Primary School | Kankakee | Elementary | KG-03 | 316 |
| Steuben Elementary School | Kankakee | Elementary | PK-03 | 234 |
| Edison Primary School | Kankakee | Elementary | KG-03 | 192 |
| Mark Twain Primary School | Kankakee | Elementary | PK-03 | 192 |
| Avis Huff Student Support Service | Kankakee | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee SD 111 runs 11 public schools across Illinois, collectively enrolling roughly 4,602 students.
In terms of grade levels, Kankakee SD 111 is made up of 8 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 418 in this district, noticeably below the Illinois typical of 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,602 students, fell 8% from the 4,980 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Kankakee SD 111 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.