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

Bourbonnais’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bourbonnais, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 22% of students in Bourbonnais’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#413of 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
30%
▼ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 3 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
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,476 students on the public path
In brief

Bourbonnais’s schools, in brief

Bourbonnais runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center (7–8) is Bourbonnais’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 with Bourbonnais, Bradley, Ganeer and Kankakee: Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School in Bradley. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

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 ↓

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’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1425)Better than 58%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,806 test results and a graduating class of 462 could put Bourbonnais anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bourbonnais’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,717 in math, 1,897 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bourbonnais, 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 Schoolin BradleyC+

Bourbonnais runs its own schools through grade 8 (Bourbonnais School District 53). From grade 9, students attend the Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, shared with Bourbonnais, Bradley, Ganeer and Kankakee. Its elementary school is in Bourbonnais. Parts of Bourbonnais (12% of its land) are served by Manteno Community Unit School District 5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bourbonnais

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
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

Bourbonnais vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BourbonnaisBBourbonnais School District 53 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12
BradleyC+Bradley School District 61 PK–8 · St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12
MantenoBManteno Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Bourbonnais

5 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).

Also serving Bourbonnaisin other towns
Alan B Shepard Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B+
483 students16:1Rate it →
Noel Levasseur Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B−
305 students14:1Rate it →
Shabbona Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3
B+
290 students14:1Rate it →
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 7–8
B−
484 students14:1Rate it →
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bradley
C+
1,914 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bourbonnais’s schools

Are Bourbonnais’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Bourbonnais children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bourbonnais in?

Two districts: Bourbonnais School District 53 runs grades PK–8, and Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bourbonnais, Bradley, Ganeer and Kankakee.

Where do Bourbonnais 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’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 spend per student?

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

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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.