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Kankakee High School

Public Grades 9-12

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Kankakee High School is a public high school serving 1,447 students in grades 9-12 in Kankakee, Illinois. The school is part of the Kankakee School District 111, which is ranked 737 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kankakee High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past decade.

Kankakee High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 23.7% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and just 7.9% proficient or better in math, compared to 39.3% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 53.6%, well above the state average. Additionally, Kankakee High School's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Grant Park High School, Herscher High School, and Manteno High School, Kankakee High School's academic performance lags behind, with lower proficiency rates and overall rankings. Despite relatively high per-student spending of $16,670 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance does not seem to reflect this investment. Addressing the challenges facing Kankakee High School will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for the students.

1,360

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,050

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 W Jeffery St
Kankakee, IL 60901-4667

(815) 933-0740

District: Kankakee School District 111

Feeder schools for Kankakee High School:

Elementary:	Edison Primary School
	John Kennedy Middle Grade School
	King Middle Grade School
	Mark Twain Primary School
	More...
	Steuben Elementary School
	Taft Primary School
Middle:	Kankakee Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.9%

Hispanic:

38.1%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Illinois avg48%

591^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

737^th of 811Kankakee School District 111 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	591 of 698	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	597 of 697	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	589 of 699	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	552 of 699	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	557 of 688	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	595 of 701	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	559 of 647	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	570 of 642	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	589 of 643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	547 of 670	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	571 of 670	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	562 of 665	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	561 of 655	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	569 of 643	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	552 of 632	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	546 of 624	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	542 of 612	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	535 of 596	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	531 of 590	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	526 of 592	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.6	508 of 586	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	247 of 323	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	231 of 301	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	180 of 294	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	192 of 281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	158 of 253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	371 of 491	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	247 of 284	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	183 of 217	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	93 of 205	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	105 of 151	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	565 of 685	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	593 of 664	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	557 of 656	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	511 of 658	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	526 of 639	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	572 of 665	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	541 of 620	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	316 of 366	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	316 of 336	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	271 of 333	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	266 of 335	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	269 of 317	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	283 of 317	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	260 of 291	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	559 of 672	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	565 of 639	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	525 of 644	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	504 of 626	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	489 of 611	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	547 of 639	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	517 of 585	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	605 of 685	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	548 of 668	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	563 of 668	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	525 of 664	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	511 of 653	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	560 of 675	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	527 of 619	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	204 of 211	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	451 of 527	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	361 of 476	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	385 of 564	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	453 of 554	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	505 of 557	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	259 of 560	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	291 of 553	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	455 of 552	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	427 of 548	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

Science18%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kankakee High School	Public	9-12	1200 W Jeffery St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0740	1,360	87	15.6	87.3%	217 (16.0%)	584 (42.9%)	518 (38.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.6%)	14.9	591^st of 698 public high schools	15.3%		15	597^th of 697 public high schools	14.3%	6	38.4	28.7	11.6	10.4	28.1	21.9	23.7	7.9	18.0	97.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.4	96.9	97.5	79.5	$20,050	$1,985	$18,065
I Kan Regional Alternatve Att Center	Public	6-12	50 W Industrial Dr	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Iroquois/Kankakee ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 933-4918	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Salt School	Public	9-12	50 W Industrial Dr	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Iroquois/Kankakee ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 935-7282	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School	Public	9-12	700 W North St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 937-3707	1,914	125	15.3	49.8%	1,197 (62.5%)	237 (12.4%)	317 (16.6%)	33 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (6.6%)	65.2	207^th of 698 public high schools	70.3%		51	299^th of 697 public high schools	57.1%	92	63.7	60.1	35.7	33.8	60.5	55.6	46.4	37.1	44.8	98.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.4	98.2	98.8	96.5	$15,452	$516	$14,936
Kankakee Area Career Center	Public	11-12	4083 N 1000w Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Iroquois/Kankakee ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 939-4971	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	1134 E 3100 North Rd	Clifton	60927	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 694-2321	298	25	11.9	37.9%	250 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	52.6	319^th of 698 public high schools	54.3%		56.8	244^th of 697 public high schools	65.0%	75	69.4	46.1	29.0	35.5	43.5	39.5	48.8	28.0	41.5	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.4	99.7	98.4	$19,955	$438	$19,517
St Anne Community High School	Public	9-12	650 W Guertin St	Saint Anne	60964	Kankakee County	St. Anne Unit District 24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 427-8145	206	19	10.8	73.3%	70 (34.0%)	49 (23.8%)	72 (35.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Manteno High School	Public	8-12	443 N Maple St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 928-7100	587	38	15.3	34.6%	463 (78.9%)	31 (5.3%)	64 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.3%)	64.5	214^th of 698 public high schools	69.3%		54.7	264^th of 697 public high schools	62.1%	50	60.3	52.6	39.0	24.8	56.8	51.1	58.6	38.6	54.3	98.6	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.1	97.9	98.6	96.8	$16,280	$485	$15,794
Herscher High School	Public	9-12	501 N Main St	Herscher	60941	Kankakee County	Herscher CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 426-2103	542	36	15.0	29.9%	497 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	57.2	270^th of 698 public high schools	61.3%		69.1	168^th of 697 public high schools	75.9%	102	59.1	46.2	37.4	33.6	40.0	42.7	48.1	49.6	48.1	98.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.5	98.1	97.9	91.8	$16,225	$395	$15,830
Momence High School	Public	9-12	101 N Franklin St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-6477	315	25	12.6	62.5%	156 (49.5%)	65 (20.6%)	87 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	25.2	534^th of 698 public high schools	23.5%		37.7	415^th of 697 public high schools	40.5%	119	41.9	40.0	12.2	13.8	28.4	24.6	38.6	20.5	33.0	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	$17,663	$1,422	$16,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Kankakee High School

What is the racial makeup of Kankakee High School?

Students at Kankakee High School are 43% African American, 38% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Kankakee High School in?

Kankakee School District 111

What schools feed into Kankakee High School?

Kankakee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edison Primary School
Elementary : John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Elementary : King Middle Grade School
Elementary : Mark Twain Primary School
Elementary : Steuben Elementary School
Elementary : Taft Primary School
Middle : Kankakee Junior High School

Is Kankakee High School a good school?

Kankakee High School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Kankakee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,360 students attended Kankakee High School.

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