Photo: MrHarman at English Wikipedia · Public domainKankakee’s public schools score below 92% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
7% of students in Kankakee’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kankakee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Kankakee’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 spends $17,238 per student and Kankakee School District 111 $19,298, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Kankakee’s grade
D: better than 8% of Illinois school districts, #733 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kankakee, with each school’s own grade.
4th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Grades 2–6 · 519 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher
King Middle Grade School
Grades 3–6 · 385 students · 20:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Grades 2–6 · 519 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher
King Middle Grade School
Grades 3–6 · 385 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Grades 2–6 · 519 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher
King Middle Grade School
Grades 3–6 · 385 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Kankakee Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Kankakee Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 501 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Grades PK–8 · 437 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bradley
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bradley
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bradley
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Kankakee · depends on your address
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bradley
Kankakee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,360 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kankakee runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kankakee School District 111). From grade 9, students attend the Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, shared with Bourbonnais, Bourbonnais, Bradley and Ganeer. Its elementary school is in Kankakee. Parts of Kankakee (12%, 5% and 3% of its land) are served by Central Community Unit School District 4, Bradley School District 61 and Herscher Community Unit School District 2 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Kankakee
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Kankakee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Kankakee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kankakee | D | Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| Bradley | C+ | Bradley School District 61 PK–8 · St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| Kankakee Township | — | Kankakee School District 111 |
| Aroma | D− | Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · St. Anne Unit District 24 PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Kankakee School District 111 with Kankakee for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Kankakee
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Kankakee’s schools
Are Kankakee’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kankakee children attend score below 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #733 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kankakee in?
Two districts: Kankakee School District 111 runs grades PK–12, and Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bourbonnais, Bourbonnais, Bradley and Ganeer.
Where do Kankakee kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School and Kankakee High School.
What is Kankakee’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Kankakee spend per student?
$17,238 in Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 and $19,298 in Kankakee School District 111 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Kankakee families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.