Proegler School

Located at 710 N Chicago Ave, in Kankakee, Illinois, Proegler School is a moderately sized primary school that serves 466 students (grade pre-K), overseen by Kankakee SD 111. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Kankakee SD 111 (4,602 students total), Proegler School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Proegler School lists that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 31.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kankakee County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kankakee County put the typical household earns roughly $71,281 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Proegler School is one of 44 public schools in Kankakee County (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students).

King Middle Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Proegler School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 31%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 466 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 22% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 31.1:1 in 2025.

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