St George Elem School

St George Elem School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Bourbonnais, Illinois, overseen by St George CCSD 258, with 395 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

St George Elem School sits inside St George CCSD 258, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, St George Elem School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at St George Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kankakee County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, St George Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kankakee County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,281, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St George Elem School is one of 44 public schools in Kankakee County (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students).

Manteno Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St George Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On allk12, members of the St George Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.