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Schools in Benton Township · Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Benton Community Consolidated School District 47

Benton Township’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Benton Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Benton Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#628of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
1,604 students on the public path
In brief

Benton Township’s schools, in brief

Benton Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Benton Grade Sch K-4 (PK–4) and Benton Grade Sch 5-8 (5–8) are Benton Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Benton Consolidated High School District 103 with Barren, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing, Ewing, Flannigan, Hanaford, Northern and West City: Benton Cons High School. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Benton Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Benton Consolidated High School District 103 spends $19,692 per student and Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 $15,517, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Benton Township’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 21% of Illinois school districts, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1091)Better than 24%
Towns in Franklin County (12)Better than 33%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 806 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Benton Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Benton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (835 in math, 778 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Benton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Benton Grade Sch K-4Benton Community Consolidated School District 47B−
5–8Benton Grade Sch 5-8Benton Community Consolidated School District 47C+
9–12Benton Cons High SchoolBenton Consolidated High School District 103B−

Benton Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Benton Community Consolidated School District 47). From grade 9, students attend the Benton Consolidated High School District 103, shared with Barren, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing, Ewing, Flannigan, Hanaford, Northern and West City. Parts of Benton Township (16% and 15% of its land) are served by Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 and Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Benton 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
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 1,000 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,517IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below 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–8, Benton Community Consolidated School District 4717%
State average 29.9% · 669 students tested
Math · PK–8, Benton Community Consolidated School District 4717%
State average 25.8% · 696 students tested

Benton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benton TownshipC−Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
FrankfortDFrankfort Community Unit School District 168
BrowningCBenton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · 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
Eastern—Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Hanaford—Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12

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

Every school in Benton Township

3 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).

District schools in Benton Townshipby address
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Benton
B−
571 students16:1Rate it →
Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benton
C+
429 students13:1Rate it →
Benton Cons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benton
B−
604 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Starquest Acad RSSP North).

Questions about Benton Township’s schools

Are Benton Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Benton Township children attend score below 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Benton Township in?

Two districts: Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 runs grades PK–8, and Benton Consolidated High School District 103 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barren, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing, Ewing, Flannigan, Hanaford, Northern and West City.

Where do Benton Township kids go to high school?

Benton Cons High School in Benton, with 604 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Benton Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Benton Consolidated High School District 103 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Benton Township spend per student?

$19,692 in Benton Consolidated High School District 103 and $15,517 in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.