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Schools in Ewing Township · Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115

Ewing Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ewing Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Ewing Township’s district is 72%, below the Illinois average (88%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
33%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
835 students on the public path
In brief

Ewing Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1511 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ewing Township’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

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

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 27% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Benton Consolidated High School District 103 spends $19,692 per student and Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 $15,444, 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 Ewing Township’s grade

B Test scoresD− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1511)Better than 61%
Towns in Franklin County (12)Better than 83%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 259 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Ewing Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ewing Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (277 in math, 241 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ewing-Northern Elem SchoolEwing Northern Community Consolidated District 115A−
9–12Benton Cons High Schoolin BentonB−

Ewing Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115). From grade 9, students attend the Benton Consolidated High School District 103, shared with Barren, Benton, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing, Flannigan, Hanaford, Northern and West City. Its high school is in Benton. Parts of Ewing Township (7% of its land) are served by Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ewing 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
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

Above 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, 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

Ewing Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ewing TownshipB−Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Barren—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
BentonC−Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Spring GardenCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
Northern—Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 PK–8 · Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12

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

Every school in Ewing Township

2 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 Ewing Townshipby address
Ewing-Northern Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ewing
A−
231 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Ewing Townshipin other towns
Benton Cons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benton
B−
604 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ewing Township’s schools

Are Ewing Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Ewing Township children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ewing Township in?

Two districts: Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 runs grades PK–8, and Benton Consolidated High School District 103 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barren, Benton, Benton, Browning, Eastern, Ewing, Flannigan, Hanaford, Northern and West City.

Where do Ewing Township kids go to high school?

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

What is Ewing 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 Ewing Township spend per student?

$19,692 in Benton Consolidated High School District 103 and $15,444 in Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 (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.