Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet

Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet is an elementary campus of one-room-style scale in Wyanet, Illinois, one of the schools within Bureau Valley CUSD 340, enrolling 126 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 67% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in Bureau Valley CUSD 340 (906 students total), Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Bureau County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,257 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet is one of 22 public schools in Bureau County (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students).

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elem School, roughly 5.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet has changed only slightly, going from 125 students in 2018 to 126 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 97% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.