Kankakee High School

1200 W Jeffery St, Kankakee IL, 60901 | Kankakee School District 111 | 815-933-0740
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1243
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 11% 68% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 17 in Kankakee
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
22%Kankakee
33%Illinois

Kankakee High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Kankakee School District 111" in Kankakee, IL. There are a total of 1,243 students and 83 teachers at Kankakee High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Kankakee High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 10.5%, which is 68% lower than the Illinois average.

Kankakee High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1243
Teachers83
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment0
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses0
Passing no courses0

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kankakee High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All7%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School7%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School14%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kankakee High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 21.9% 23.3% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 52.3% 48.2% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.3% 0.5% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0% 27.1% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.6% 3.0% 3.1%

Kankakee demographics profile

StatisticKankakeeIllinoisNational
Population25,81812,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,71522891
Median age35.837.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%55%55%
Speak English80%77%79%
Speak Spanish19%13%13%

Education level achieved in Kankakee

IndexKankakeeIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade70.6%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school67.9%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college40.9%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree17.4%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors12.3%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.0%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.3%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Kankakee High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.