Kankakee School District 111

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Kankakee, Kankakee, Aroma and Aroma Park, and parts of Bourbonnais, St. Anne and Otto.

At a glance

4,602Students enrolled

11Schools

4Towns served

$19,298Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

89%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

KankakeeKankakeeAromaAroma Park

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Kankakee Junior High School or Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Kankakee High School1,360 students · KankakeeThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Kankakee Junior High School or Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School or Kankakee High SchoolDepends on your addressBradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307

Grades PK–8

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Kankakee Junior High School or Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem or St Anne Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Kankakee High School or St Anne Comm High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Kankakee Junior High School or Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Kankakee High School1,360 students · KankakeeThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency6%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts13%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,298

per student each year · 11% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration45%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State62%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,980’20

4,964’21

4,784’22

4,655’23

4,602’24

Students

Black · 45%2,093

Hispanic · 35%1,604

White · 15%676

Two or more races · 5%214

Asian · 0%13

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Kankakee24,144 people

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Kankakee23,996 people

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Aroma4,895 people

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Aroma Park655 people

Also covers small parts of Bourbonnais, St. Anne and Otto.

Schools11 in district

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John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · Grades 2–6 · 519 students · Kankakee

CPublic 📚

Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemElementary · Grades PK–8 · 437 students · Kankakee

CPublic 📚

King Middle Grade SchoolElementary · Grades 3–6 · 385 students · Kankakee

C-Public 📚

Taft Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 316 students · Kankakee

C-Public 📚

Steuben Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 234 students · Kankakee

C-Public 📚

Edison Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 192 students · Kankakee

D-Public 📚

Mark Twain Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 192 students · Kankakee

C-Public 📚

Kankakee Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 501 students · Kankakee

C-Public 🏫

Kankakee High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · Kankakee

C-Public 📚

Proegler SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 466 students · Kankakee

Public 📚

Avis Huff Student Support ServiceOther · Grades K–12 · Kankakee

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Herscher Community Unit School District 2Limestone · Pilot · $19,611 per student

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Momence Community Unit School District 1Ganeer · $17,011 per student

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Bradley School District 61Bradley · $19,981 per student

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Manteno Community Unit School District 5Manteno · Rockville · $16,332 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.