Bonfield Grade School

Bonfield Grade School operates as a small elementary campus in Bonfield, Illinois, overseen by Herscher CUSD 2. Current enrollment sits at 285 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in Herscher CUSD 2 (1,686 students total), Bonfield Grade School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Bonfield Grade School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bonfield Grade School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kankakee County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kankakee County put the typical household earns roughly $71,281 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Bonfield Grade School is one of 44 public schools in Kankakee County (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students).

Nearest neighbor: Limestone Middle Sch, around 4.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bonfield Grade School has grew 4%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 88% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Bonfield Grade School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.