Enrollment
183
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Bureau Valley Cusd 340 · Illinois
NCES ID 170012501426 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.2:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bureau Valley North compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bureau Valley North
Bureau Valley North is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Walnut, Illinois, enrolling 183 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.2:1, Bureau Valley North is leaner than roughly 89% of Illinois schools and 27% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 183 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 183 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
17.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Bureau Valley Cusd 340 also operates Bureau Valley Elem and Jh (303 students) and Bureau Valley High School (294 students) alongside Bureau Valley North.
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 North compares
Bureau Valley North on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.2:1 | ▼ 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 (what these measure)
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
$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 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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bureau Valley Cusd 340, which includes Bureau Valley North.
$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 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
- Enrollment
- 303
- Students per teacher
- 10.4:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 294
- Students per teacher
- 10.5:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 126
- Students per teacher
- 12.6:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
Similar other 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 (~183 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.2:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bureau Valley North a good school?
Bureau Valley North earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% 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 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.
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