Other / mixed grade configuration · Walnut, IL

Bureau Valley North

Federal NCES profile for Bureau Valley North, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 170012501426
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bureau Valley North earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
10.2:1
small classes for Illinois
183
students enrolled

Bureau Valley North has class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-21 students YoY

Bureau Valley North shrank from 192 students in 2022-23 to 171 in 2023-24 (-10.9%).

Teacher FTE added 18.9 → 19.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-21 students YoY 170012501426 · Walnut, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

183 enr · 10.2:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Bureau Valley Elem and Jh (303 students)

Bureau Valley North shrank from 192 students in 2022-23 to 171 in 2023-24 (-10.9%). Teacher FTE added 18.9 → 19.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Bureau Valley North in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bureau Valley North reports 183 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Bureau Valley North compares

Bureau Valley North is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 27% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 183 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 11% in Illinois - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,114
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 183 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 88.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.9, Bureau Valley North is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Bureau Valley Cusd 340 reports $17,114 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bureau Valley North Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bureau Valley Elem and Jh Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Bureau Valley High School Larger 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 North's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bureau Valley Cusd 340 · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Bureau Valley North

How many students attend Bureau Valley North?

Bureau Valley North has 183 students enrolled. It is a public school in Walnut, IL. CCD year-over-year: 192 (2022-23) → 171 (2023-24), down 21.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley North?

The student-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley North is 10.2:1, which is 27% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 35% 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 North?

The largest demographic group at Bureau Valley North is White at 88.5% of enrollment, in Walnut, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bureau Valley North?

Bureau Valley North has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Bureau Valley Cusd 340?

Besides Bureau Valley North, Bureau Valley Cusd 340 also operates Bureau Valley Elem and Jh (303 students), Bureau Valley High School (294 students), and Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet (126 students). See the Bureau Valley Cusd 340 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.