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Bradley SD 61, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Bradley SD 61 runs 3 public schools with 1,278 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 11.3 students per teacher is 2.4 lower than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,278
Teachers (FTE)
113
Students per teacher
11.3
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
111 N Crosswell Ave, Bradley, IL 60915
County
Kankakee County
Locale
Suburb: Small
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1706930
State district ID
IL-32-046-0610-02
Total staff (FTE)
308
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 183 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.3
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 (1,387), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$26.6 million
Federal revenue
$1.9 million
State revenue
$14.2 million
Local revenue
$10.5 million
Total spending
$24.4 million
Spending per pupil
$17,588
Salaries
$10.8 million44.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.1%
  • State: 53.4%
  • Local: 39.5%

Illinois overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,588
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Bradley SD 61

By level: 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bradley Central Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83649.3
Bradley East Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 251912.7
Bradley West Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 539512.0

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.