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Bourbonnais SD 53, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Bourbonnais SD 53 runs 5 public schools with 2,276 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 14.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
2,276
Teachers (FTE)
162
Students per teacher
14.0
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
281 W John Casey Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
County
Kankakee County
Locale
Suburb: Small
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1706750
State district ID
IL-32-046-0530-02
Total staff (FTE)
444
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
10.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.0
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,269), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$38.2 million
Federal revenue
$3.8 million
State revenue
$18.0 million
Local revenue
$16.4 million
Total spending
$36.0 million
Spending per pupil
$15,873
Salaries
$15.0 million41.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.0%
  • State: 47.0%
  • Local: 43.0%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,873
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Bourbonnais SD 53

By level: 2 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 348315.6
Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterMiddle7 to 848414.2
Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle4 to 671413.0
Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 330513.9
Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 329014.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.