Kankakee School District 111
Kankakee School District 111 is a public school district based in Kankakee, Illinois, serving 4,602 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 418 students each, fewer than the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Teresa A Lance. It spends about $17,198 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.5 students per teacher.
How Kankakee compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kankakee | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $17,198 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,735 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $99.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $99.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 263 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 901 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 767 | 490 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Teresa A Lance
Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East St Louis School District 189East Saint Louis | 4,646 | 12 | $23,523 | 12.4 | #72 |
| Niles Twp HSD 219Skokie | 4,645 | 4 | $31,186 | 12.3 | #73 |
| Kankakee School District 111Kankakee · this district | 4,602 | 11 | $17,198 | 17.5 | #74 |
| Woodland CCSD 50Gurnee | 4,563 | 4 | $20,363 | 12.3 | #75 |
| Crete Monee CUSD 201UCrete | 4,562 | 8 | $17,860 | 13.7 | #76 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskego-Norway School DistrictMuskego, WI | 4,602 | $12,247 | 15.1 |
| Currituck County SchoolsCurrituck, NC | 4,601 | $10,704 | 19.1 |
| Pine-Richland School DistrictGibsonia, PA | 4,600 | $16,374 | 14.2 |
| Kerrville ISDKerrville, TX | 4,600 | $9,316 | 15.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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