Photo: Aaron Lucas · CC BY-SA 4.0Benton’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 17% of Benton’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Benton, 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.
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.
Benton’s schools, in brief
Benton 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’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 in Benton. 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’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.
What’s behind Benton’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Benton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Benton
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Grades PK–4 · 571 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Grades PK–4 · 571 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Grades PK–4 · 571 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Grades PK–4 · 571 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch K-4
Grades PK–4 · 571 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Benton
Benton Grade Sch 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 429 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Benton
Benton Cons High School
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Benton
Benton Cons High School
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Benton
Benton Cons High School
Grades 9–12 · 604 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Benton 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. Its elementary school is in Benton. Parts of Benton (6% of its land) are served by Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Benton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Benton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Benton’s borders.
Every school in Benton
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).
Questions about Benton’s schools
Are Benton’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Benton 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 25%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Benton 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 kids go to high school?
Benton Cons High School, with 604 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Benton’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 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.
Parents talk
What Benton 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.