Enrollment
294
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Manlius, IL
Bureau Valley High School
Federal NCES profile for Bureau Valley High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 170012501425
👥 S:T ratio 58
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 41
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bureau Valley High School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Illinois
- 294
- students enrolled
Bureau Valley High School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bureau Valley Cusd 340 · Illinois
NCES ID 170012501425 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bureau Valley High School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bureau Valley High School
Bureau Valley High School is a mid-sized high school in Manlius, Illinois, enrolling 294 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Bureau Valley High School is leaner than roughly 86% of Illinois schools and 25% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
With 294 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 294 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Bureau Valley Cusd 340 also operates Bureau Valley Elem and Jh (303 students) and Bureau Valley North (183 students) alongside Bureau Valley High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bureau Valley High School compares
Bureau Valley High School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.5:1 | ▼ 25% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 294 | top 65% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
294
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 14% in Illinois - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,845
per pupil, district-wide
- below Illinois avg of $17,042
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 294 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 37 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 92.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.8%
Two or More 1.7%
African American 0.3%
Largest group: White at 92.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.6, Bureau Valley High School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bureau Valley Cusd 340, which includes Bureau Valley High School.
$15,845
Per student
-7%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.9%
State 32.1%
Federal 7.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bureau Valley High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Valley Elem and Jh | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Bureau Valley North | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bureau Valley High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 303
- Students per teacher
- 10.4:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 183
- Students per teacher
- 10.2:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 126
- Students per teacher
- 12.6:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~294 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bureau Valley High School
How many students attend Bureau Valley High School?
Bureau Valley High School has 294 students enrolled. It is a high school in Manlius, IL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley High School is 10.5:1, which is 25% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bureau Valley High School?
The largest demographic group at Bureau Valley High School is White at 92.2% of enrollment, in Manlius, IL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bureau Valley High School?
Bureau Valley High School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bureau Valley High School a good school?
Bureau Valley High School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bureau Valley Cusd 340?
Besides Bureau Valley High School, Bureau Valley Cusd 340 also operates Bureau Valley Elem and Jh (303 students), Bureau Valley North (183 students), and Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet (126 students). See the Bureau Valley Cusd 340 district page for the complete list.
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