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20160827 05 Iowa Interstate RR, Bureau Jct., IllinoisPhoto: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0
Schools in Bureau Township

Bureau Township’s public schools

Princeton High School District 500, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Princeton Elementary School District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bureau Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 105% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Princeton Elementary School District 115
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,265 students on the public path
In brief

Bureau Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bureau Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Princeton High School places highest (better than 65%); Bureau Valley High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Bureau Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Princeton High School and Bureau Valley High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bureau Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Princeton High School District 500.

Three districts serve Bureau Township

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

Princeton High School District 500Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 479 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,488IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,747IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Princeton Elementary School District 115Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,091 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,908IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 29.9% · 106 students tested
Math · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 25.8% · 128 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34036%
State average 29.9% · 466 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34020%
State average 25.8% · 488 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11528%
State average 29.9% · 612 students tested
Math · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11521%
State average 25.8% · 553 students tested

Bureau Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bureau Township—Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
WyanetBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Dover—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
WalnutBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Ohio Community High School District 505 9–12
Manlius—Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

3 of the 4 neighbors share Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 with Bureau Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bureau Township

8 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 Bureau Townshipin other towns
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Princeton
217 students18:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley North
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut
B−
183 students9:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wyanet
126 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Princeton
220 students12:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Manlius
B
303 students10:1Rate it →
Logan Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Princeton
B−
443 students15:1Rate it →
Princeton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Princeton
B+
479 students16:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheffield
C+
294 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bureau Township’s schools

Are Bureau Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bureau Township. Princeton High School District 500, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Princeton Elementary School District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bureau Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bureau Township in?

Princeton High School District 500, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Princeton Elementary School District 115.

Where do Bureau Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Princeton High School and Bureau Valley High School.

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What Bureau Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.