Bourbonnais School District 53
Bourbonnais School District 53 is a public school district based in Bourbonnais, Illinois, serving 2,276 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #181 of the 376 Illinois districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 455 students each, about the same as the Illinois median of 465. Its superintendent is Dr. Adam Ehrman. It spends about $14,773 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Illinois median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Bourbonnais compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bourbonnais | Illinois median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,773 | $16,815 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,730 | $10,013 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $38.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 162 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 444 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Illinois median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Directory of Educational Entities, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Illinois
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor School District 161Chicago Heights | 2,302 | 5 | $14,071 | 13.5 | #179 |
| Mundelein Cons HSD 120Mundelein | 2,282 | 1 | $21,597 | 15.8 | #180 |
| Bourbonnais School District 53Bourbonnais · this district | 2,276 | 5 | $14,773 | 14.0 | #181 |
| Effingham CUSD 40Effingham | 2,261 | 6 | $13,091 | 13.0 | #182 |
| CCSD 89Glen Ellyn | 2,260 | 5 | $17,404 | 15.1 | #183 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU 09Farmington, ME | 2,277 | $16,739 | 10.6 |
| Delhi UnifiedDelhi, CA | 2,276 | $13,877 | 17.8 |
| Patrick County Public SchoolsStuart, VA | 2,276 | $10,776 | 13.7 |
| East Porter County School CorporationKouts, IN | 2,275 | $8,620 | 14.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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