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Benjamin School District 25

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Wayne Township’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Illinois school districts

Students
646
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,668
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin School District 25

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 81% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $3,816 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 81% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wayne Township. Grade by grade →

PK–66 schoolsSchool District U-46
7–88 middle schoolsSchool District U-46
9–12Bartlett High SchoolSchool District U-46

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency38%
State average 25.8% · 357 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 29.9% · 381 students tested

Graduation rate 86% at SD U-46, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,668 per student · 14% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 44%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 23%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
605’20
620’21
632’22
638’23
646’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 20%Asian 15%Two or more races 5%Black 4%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carol Stream
B+
387 students12:1
Benjamin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Chicago
A
259 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Glenbard Township High School District 87Bloomingdale Township, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn
$25,306per student
Community Unit School District 200Milton Township, Warrenville, Wheaton
$20,298per student
School District U-46Bartlett, Elgin, Hanover Park
$21,472per student
Lake Park Community High School District 108Bloomingdale Township, Bloomingdale, Hanover Park
$25,495per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.