Public schools in Bourbonnais, IL
Bourbonnais has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,671 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Bourbonnais 53 District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Bourbonnais's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Bourbonnais | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais 53 District | 5 | 2,296 | $15,559 |
| St George CCSD 258 | 1 | 392 | $13,321 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 middle schools in Bourbonnais, 1,198 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Intermediate School | 714 | 13.0 | not reported | Bourbonnais 53 District |
| Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center | 484 | 14.0 | not reported | Bourbonnais 53 District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Bourbonnais, 1,473 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan B Shepard Elementary School | 483 | 15.6 | not reported | Bourbonnais 53 District |
| St George Elementary School | 395 | 13.8 | not reported | St George CCSD 258 |
| Noel Levasseur Elementary School | 305 | 13.9 | not reported | Bourbonnais 53 District |
| Shabbona Elementary School | 290 | 14.5 | not reported | Bourbonnais 53 District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Bourbonnais's public schools compare with Illinois's
The median Bourbonnais school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Illinois median of 13.1. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 54% across the state. Its median school enrolls 439 students (state 374).
| Bourbonnais | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 439 | 374 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 54% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Bourbonnais schools and the 3,817 Illinois schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Bourbonnais
- Bourbonnais 53 DistrictRuns 5 of Bourbonnais's 6 public schools and spent $15,559 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,559
- Compare Bourbonnais 53 District with St George CCSD 258Bourbonnais's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IllinoisIllinois's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Bourbonnais addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Bourbonnais
How many public schools are in Bourbonnais, IL?
6 public schools with an address in Bourbonnais were open in 2024-25: 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,671 students.Which districts run Bourbonnais's schools?
Bourbonnais 53 District (5 schools), St George CCSD 258 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25