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Schools in Bourbonnais Township · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, Bourbonnais School District 53

Bourbonnais Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Bourbonnais Township, 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.

#383of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bourbonnais School District 53
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
12
4,190 students on the public path
In brief

Bourbonnais Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1488 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bourbonnais Township’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 24% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 spends $17,238 per student and Bourbonnais School District 53 $15,591, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, then Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Bishop McNamara Catholic School (private), St. Paul's Lutheran School (private) and Bishop McNamara Catholic School, Bourbonnais (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bourbonnais Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1488)Better than 65%
Towns in Kankakee County (16)Better than 38%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,054 test results and a graduating class of 462 could put Bourbonnais Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bourbonnais Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,967 in math, 2,142 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bourbonnais Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–8Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterBourbonnais School District 53B−
9–12Bradley-Bourbonnais C High SchoolBradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307C+

Parts of Bourbonnais Township (12% and 10% of its land) are served by Bradley School District 61 and Kankakee School District 111 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Bourbonnais Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,914 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,238IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Bourbonnais School District 53Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,276 students · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,591IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 395 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,687IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 30728%
State average 29.9% · 443 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 30715%
State average 25.8% · 438 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Bourbonnais School District 5330%
State average 29.9% · 1454 students tested
Math · PK–8, Bourbonnais School District 5325%
State average 25.8% · 1279 students tested
Reading · PK–8, St. George Community Consolidated School District 25838%
State average 29.9% · 245 students tested
Math · PK–8, St. George Community Consolidated School District 25832%
State average 25.8% · 250 students tested

Bourbonnais Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bourbonnais Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bourbonnais TownshipBBourbonnais School District 53 PK–8 · St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12
LimestoneB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Kankakee—Kankakee School District 111
GaneerC+Momence Community Unit School District 1 K–12 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12
Rockville—Manteno Community Unit School District 5
MantenoBManteno Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Bourbonnais Township

12 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).

District schools in Bourbonnais Townshipby address
Alan B Shepard Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bourbonnais
B+
483 students16:1Rate it →
Noel Levasseur Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bourbonnais
B−
305 students14:1Rate it →
Shabbona Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Bourbonnais
B+
290 students14:1Rate it →
Liberty Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Bourbonnais
B−
714 students13:1Rate it →
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bourbonnais
B−
484 students14:1Rate it →
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradley
C+
1,914 students15:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Bourbonnais Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Bradley East Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bradley
519 students13:1Rate it →
Bradley West Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bradley
C+
395 students12:1Rate it →
Bradley Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradley
C
364 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Bishop McNamara Catholic School
Grades PK–12 · Kankakee
Private · Catholic
886 students18:1Rate it →
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bourbonnais
Private · Religious
224 students20:1Rate it →
Bishop McNamara Catholic School, Bourbonnais
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bourbonnais
Private · Catholic
185 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Kankakee Area Career Center).

Questions about Bourbonnais Township’s schools

Are Bourbonnais Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Bourbonnais Township children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bourbonnais Township in?

Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,914 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bourbonnais Township are served by Bradley School District 61 and Kankakee School District 111.

Where do Bourbonnais Township kids go to high school?

Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School in Bradley, with 1,914 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Bourbonnais Township’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 Bourbonnais Township spend per student?

$17,238 in Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, $15,591 in Bourbonnais School District 53 and $14,687 in St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Bourbonnais Township?

Yes: Bishop McNamara Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–12, 886 students), St. Paul's Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 224 students) and Bishop McNamara Catholic School, Bourbonnais (Catholic, grades PK–5, 185 students).

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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.