Kankakee High School

Located at 1200 W Jeffery St, in Kankakee, Illinois, Kankakee High School is a high-enrollment high school that teaches 1,360 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Kankakee SD 111. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Kankakee High School sits 63% above that benchmark.

Kankakee SD 111 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,602 students; Kankakee High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kankakee High School reports that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kankakee County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Kankakee High School records 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Kankakee County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kankakee High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Kankakee County shows median household earnings sit near $71,281, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Kankakee County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students), of which Kankakee High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Taft Primary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kankakee High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kankakee High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 21.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Kankakee High School's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,243 (now 1,360). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 38% across the same window.

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