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In total, there were 78 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 76 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 15.6 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students. There were an additional two cases of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The school reported that all in-school suspensions were given for incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, with six recorded cases. Additionally, 34 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 62 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 14 incidents involved female students.
All 76 suspensions issued in the Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center schools involved elementary or middle school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, with 28 cases reported. Additionally, eight cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, white students, which made up 63.7% of the Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center student body, were suspended the most in the school, with 37 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Black students, who made up 15.4% of the student body, and received 18 suspensions.
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is located in the Bourbonnais School District 53, and has a main office in Bourbonnais.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.
“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.
| Type of Incident | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | - | - |
| Violence with injury | 6 | 28 |
| Violence without injury | - | - |
| Drug offenses | - | - |
| Firearm | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | - |
| Tobacco | - | - |
| Other reason | 34 | 8 |
| Total | 40 | 36 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 12 | 1 |
| 1-2 days | 27 | 5 |
| 2-3 days | - | 3 |
| 3-4 days | - | 27 |
| 4-10 days | 1 | - |
| More than 10 days | - | - |
