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Schools in Barren Township

Barren Township’s public schools

Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 and Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barren Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 107% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,262 students on the public path
In brief

Barren Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Barren Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Ewing-Northern Elem School places highest (better than 83%); Benton Cons High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Barren Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Benton Cons High School and Sesser-Valier High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Barren Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benton Consolidated High School District 103.

Three districts serve Barren Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Benton Consolidated High School District 103Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 604 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,692IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 548 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,627IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 231 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,444IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Benton Consolidated High School District 10317%
State average 29.9% · 109 students tested
Math · 9–12, Benton Consolidated High School District 10317%
State average 25.8% · 139 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 19627%
State average 29.9% · 312 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 19621%
State average 25.8% · 312 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 11547%
State average 29.9% · 132 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 11537%
State average 25.8% · 138 students tested

Barren Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Barren Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barren Township—Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 PK–12 · Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
EwingB−Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
BrowningCBenton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
GoodeB−Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
Elk Prairie—Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
SesserB−Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

2 of the 5 neighbors share Benton Consolidated High School District 103 with Barren Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Barren Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Barren Townshipin other towns
Sesser-Valier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sesser
B−
252 students12:1Rate it →
Ewing-Northern Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ewing
A−
231 students12:1Rate it →
Benton Cons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benton
B−
604 students14:1Rate it →
Sesser-Valier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sesser
B+
175 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Barren Township’s schools

Are Barren Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barren Township. Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 and Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barren Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barren Township in?

Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 and Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115.

Where do Barren Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Benton Cons High School and Sesser-Valier High School.

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What Barren Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.