Burnham Elementary School students suspended 25 times in 2023-24 school year
In total, there were 26 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 25 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 17.9 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students. There was an additional case of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The school reported that all in-school suspensions were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 21 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another four incidents involved female students.
All 25 suspensions issued in the Burnham Elementary School schools involved elementary or middle school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving drugs and a dangerous weapon other than a firearm, with two cases reported. Additionally, one case was classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, Black students, which made up 41.4% of the Burnham Elementary School student body, were suspended the most in the school, with 21 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Hispanic students, who made up 52.1% of the student body, and received four suspensions.
Burnham Elementary School is located in the Burnham School District 154-5, and has a main office in Burnham.
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 | - | - |
| Violence without injury | - | - |
| Drug offenses | - | 1 |
| Firearm | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | 1 |
| Tobacco | - | - |
| Other reason | 22 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 3 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | - | - |
| 1-2 days | 22 | - |
| 2-3 days | - | 1 |
| 3-4 days | - | - |
| 4-10 days | - | 2 |
| More than 10 days | - | - |