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Schools in Hanaford

Hanaford’s public schools

Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 and Benton Consolidated High School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanaford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
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
0
1,604 students on the public path
In brief

Hanaford’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hanaford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Benton Grade Sch K-4 places highest (better than 48%); Benton Grade Sch 5-8 lowest (37%). 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 Hanaford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Benton Grade Sch K-4in BentonB−
5–8Benton Grade Sch 5-8in BentonC+
9–12Benton Cons High Schoolin BentonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benton Community Consolidated School District 47.

Two districts serve Hanaford

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

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
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
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

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
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

Hanaford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hanaford—Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
FrankfortDFrankfort Community Unit School District 168
BentonC−Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12

Every school in Hanaford

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).

Also serving Hanafordin other towns
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 →

Questions about Hanaford’s schools

Are Hanaford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hanaford. Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 and Benton Consolidated High School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanaford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hanaford in?

Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 and Benton Consolidated High School District 103.

Where do Hanaford kids go to high school?

Benton Cons High 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.