Bradley SD 61

Public school district · Kankakee County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1706930

Bradley SD 61 spent $19,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,278 students in 2024-25; 44.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,981 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bradley SD 61 in enrollment (1,281 to 1,316 students) and Bradley SD 61 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bradley SD 61, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School …$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School …$18,076Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Mercer County School District …$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bradley SD 61, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School Distr…$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School Distr…$18,076Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bradley SD 61, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School District 20$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School District 207U$18,076Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Bradley SD 61, FY23Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 $20,146; Bradley SD 61 $19,263; Franklin Park SD 84 $18,534; Peotone Community Unit School District 207U $18,076; Winnebago CUSD 323 $17,709; Litchfield CUSD 12 $16,533; Mercer County School District 404 $15,828; Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 $15,637; Wilmington CUSD 209U $13,098; Central SD 51 $11,560; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kKeeneyville Elementary School District…$20,146Bradley SD 61$19,263Franklin Park SD 84$18,534Peotone Community Unit School District…$18,076Winnebago CUSD 323$17,709Litchfield CUSD 12$16,533Mercer County School District 404$15,828Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10$15,637Wilmington CUSD 209U$13,098Central SD 51$11,560State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$27,941,000 in revenue: 44.2% state, 45.3% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $1,415,000 of capital outlay was $27,385,000, or $21,082 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bradley SD 61 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,342,000; Local $12,656,000; Federal $2,943,000; total $27,941,000.
  • State$12,342,000 44%
  • Local$12,656,000 45%
  • Federal$2,943,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,299 students in 2022-23, 1,297 students in 2023-24, 1,278 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bradley SD 61 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,299, 2023-24: 1,297, 2024-25: 1,27805001k1.5k2022-231,2992023-241,2972024-251,278
Bradley SD 61 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,299, 2023-24: 1,297, 2024-25: 1,27805001k1.5k2022-231,2992023-241,2972024-251,278
Bradley SD 61 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,299, 2023-24: 1,297, 2024-25: 1,27805001k1.5k2022-231,2992023-241,2972024-251,278
Bradley SD 61 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,299, 2023-24: 1,297, 2024-25: 1,27805001k1.5k2022-231,2992023-241,2972024-251,278

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,299109.011.9
2023-241,297113.111.5
2024-251,278113.011.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bradley SD 61 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts21%29.9%798

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

2 elementary schools, 914 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bradley East Elementary School51912.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bradley West Elementary School39512.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 364 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bradley Central Middle School3649.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bradley SD 61

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bradley SD 61

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBradley SD 61 ranks 151 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,263).#151 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBradley SD 61 is the number 303 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,299 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#303 of 865
  3. Litchfield CUSD 12The next larger Illinois district: 1,316 students in fall 2022, $16,533 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,533
  4. Wilmington CUSD 209UThe next smaller Illinois district: 1,298 students in fall 2022, $13,098 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,098
  5. Compare Bradley SD 61 with Litchfield CUSD 12Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bradley SD 61

  1. How many schools and students are in Bradley SD 61?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,278 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bradley SD 61 spend per student?
    $19,263 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,981 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bradley SD 61's money come from?
    $27,941,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.2% state, 45.3% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bradley SD 61 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 256 of the 1,242 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Bradley SD 61 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bradley SD 61 scored proficient or above: 21% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Bradley SD 61's NCES district ID?
    1706930. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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