An equity score of 33/100 ranks Bourbonnais Sd 53 #496 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,559 per pupil, Bourbonnais Sd 53 ranks #552 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,296
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,559
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bourbonnais Sd 53 operates 5 public schools serving 2,296 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kankakee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,559 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.8% local, 38.1% state, and 14.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #496 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.1% White, 15.4% African American, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shabbona Elem School, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Its largest campus is Liberty Intermediate School, enrolling 714 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Liberty Intermediate School accounts for 31.1% of all Bourbonnais Sd 53 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bourbonnais Sd 53-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bourbonnais Sd 53 school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Bourbonnais Sd 53 school enrollment ranges from 290 students (lowest) to 714 students (highest), a spread of 424 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bourbonnais Sd 53 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bourbonnais Sd 53 is typically wider than the Bourbonnais Sd 53-aggregate figure suggests.