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Bradley School District 61

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bradley, and parts of Bourbonnais Township and Kankakee.

Bradley’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,278
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,981
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bradley School District 61

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $1,037 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Bradley 15,214

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bradley. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Bradley-Bourbonnais C High SchoolBradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.8% · 820 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 29.9% · 798 students tested

Graduation rate 91% at Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,981 per student · 7% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 45%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,387’20
1,381’21
1,299’22
1,297’23
1,278’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 23%Black 16%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Bradley East Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bradley
519 students13:1
Bradley West Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bradley
C+
395 students12:1
Bradley Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bradley
C
364 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kankakee School District 111Aroma Township, Kankakee Township
$19,298per student
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307Bourbonnais, Ganeer Township
$17,238per student
Manteno Community Unit School District 5Manteno Township, Rockville Township
$16,332per student
Bourbonnais School District 53Bourbonnais
$15,591per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.