Kankakee SD 111

Public school district · Kankakee County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1720760

Kankakee SD 111 spent $18,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 10 schools enrolled 4,602 students in 2024-25; 49.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,298 per student, up 3.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 71% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Kankakee SD 111 in enrollment (4,671 to 4,860 students) and Kankakee SD 111 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kankakee SD 111, FY23Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Belleville Twp HSD 201 $19,597; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Central CUSD 301 $14,741; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kThornton Township High School …$28,504East Saint Louis School Distri…$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School Distri…$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Belleville Twp HSD 201$19,597Kankakee SD 111$18,743Central CUSD 301$14,741Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kankakee SD 111, FY23Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Belleville Twp HSD 201 $19,597; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Central CUSD 301 $14,741; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25k30kThornton Township High School Distr…$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Belleville Twp HSD 201$19,597Kankakee SD 111$18,743Central CUSD 301$14,741Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kankakee SD 111, FY23Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Belleville Twp HSD 201 $19,597; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Central CUSD 301 $14,741; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kThornton Township High School District 205$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Belleville Twp HSD 201$19,597Kankakee SD 111$18,743Central CUSD 301$14,741Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Kankakee SD 111, FY23Thornton Township High School District 205 $28,504; East Saint Louis School District 189 $27,439; Chsd 99 $26,343; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 $22,454; Danville School District 118 $21,893; Woodland School District 50 $21,130; Belleville Twp HSD 201 $19,597; Kankakee SD 111 $18,743; Central CUSD 301 $14,741; Dunlap CUSD 323 $12,919; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k20k30kThornton Township High School District…$28,504East Saint Louis School District 189$27,439Chsd 99$26,343Park Ridge-Niles School District 64$22,454Danville School District 118$21,893Woodland School District 50$21,130Belleville Twp HSD 201$19,597Kankakee SD 111$18,743Central CUSD 301$14,741Dunlap CUSD 323$12,919State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$119,598,000 in revenue: 49.4% state, 23.4% local and 27.2% federal. Total spending including $25,317,000 of capital outlay was $120,940,000, or $25,280 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kankakee SD 111 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $59,131,000; Local $27,992,000; Federal $32,475,000; total $119,598,000.
  • State$59,131,000 49%
  • Local$27,992,000 23%
  • Federal$32,475,000 27%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,784 students in 2022-23, 4,655 students in 2023-24, 4,602 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kankakee SD 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,784, 2023-24: 4,655, 2024-25: 4,60202k4k6k2022-234,7842023-244,6552024-254,602
Kankakee SD 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,784, 2023-24: 4,655, 2024-25: 4,60202k4k6k2022-234,7842023-244,6552024-254,602
Kankakee SD 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,784, 2023-24: 4,655, 2024-25: 4,60202k4k6k2022-234,7842023-244,6552024-254,602
Kankakee SD 111 enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,784, 2023-24: 4,655, 2024-25: 4,60202k4k6k2022-234,7842023-244,6552024-254,602

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,784286.416.7
2023-244,655259.717.9
2024-254,602263.117.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Kankakee SD 111 scored proficient or above: 14% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts14%29.9%2,256

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

71% of the 392 students in Kankakee SD 111's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate71%87.6%
Students in the class392149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

7 elementary schools, 2,275 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John Kennedy Middle Grade School51919.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elementary43717.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
King Middle Grade School38519.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Taft Primary School31615.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Steuben Elementary School23414.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edison Primary School19215.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Mark Twain Primary School19215.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 501 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kankakee Junior High School50117.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,360 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kankakee High School1,36015.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 466 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Proegler School46631.1All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Kankakee SD 111

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Kankakee SD 111

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentKankakee SD 111 ranks 168 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,743).#168 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisKankakee SD 111 is the number 67 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 4,784 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#67 of 865
  3. Belleville Twp HSD 201The next larger Illinois district: 4,802 students in fall 2022, $19,597 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,597
  4. Chsd 99The next smaller Illinois district: 4,775 students in fall 2022, $26,343 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,343
  5. Compare Kankakee SD 111 with Belleville Twp HSD 201Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Kankakee High School, its largest high school1,360 students in 2024-25, 15.7 per teacher.1,360
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Kankakee SD 111

  1. How many schools and students are in Kankakee SD 111?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,602 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kankakee SD 111 spend per student?
    $18,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,298 per student, up 3.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kankakee SD 111's money come from?
    $119,598,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.4% state, 23.4% local and 27.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kankakee SD 111 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,223 of the 4,814 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Kankakee SD 111 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kankakee SD 111 scored proficient or above: 14% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Kankakee SD 111?
    71% of the 392 students in Kankakee SD 111's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Kankakee SD 111's NCES district ID?
    1720760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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