School district · Illinois

Bourbonnais SD 53

Bourbonnais SD 53 in Illinois: 5 public schools with 2,276 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,159 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,276
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,159
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
163
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
2,371
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

59%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,465 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

44%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,464 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.4K15
$10.7K16
$11.1K17
$12.4K18
$12.0K19
$12.7K20
$15.1K21
$13.6K22
$16.1K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.3% · $3.9M
State
47% · $19.7M
Local
44% · $18.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,505
Support services
$6,245
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$6.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–348315.650%53%
Pre-K–330513.949%57%
K–329014.5—41%
7–848414.055%34%
4–671413.067%48%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
281 W John Casey Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Phone
(815)929-5100
Website