C
Field Community Consolidated School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Mount Vernon and Field.
Students
233
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,024
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Field Community Consolidated School District 3
- School Grade C: better than 25% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Spends 40% less per student than the IL average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.5% since 2020
- Debt of $2.7M, about $11,442 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Benton.
PK–4Benton Grade Sch K-4Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
5–8Benton Grade Sch 5-8Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
9–12Benton Cons High SchoolBenton Consolidated High School District 103
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Benton Consolidated High School District 103, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,024 per student · 40% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 64%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
252’20
243’21
235’22
245’23
233’24
Down 7.5% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Dodds, Mount Vernon, Rome
$21,435per student
Salem Community High School District 600Farrington, Haines
$12,301per student
Bluford Unit School District 318 (9-12) in FarringtonFarrington
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99Farrington
$16,849per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.