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Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns
Serves Benton, Benton, Browning, West City and Hanaford, and parts of Ewing.
Students
1,000
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,517
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$3.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
- School Grade C: better than 29% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Spends 28% less per student than the IL average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.6% since 2020
- Debt of $3.8M, about $3,770 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hoyleton.
PK–8Nashville Grade SchoolNashville Consolidated Community School District 49
9–12Nashville Comm High SchoolNashville Community High School District 99
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 92% at Nashville Community High School District 99, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,517 per student · 28% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,071’20
1,091’21
1,075’22
1,032’23
1,000’24
Down 6.6% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Barren, Eastern, Northern
$19,692per student
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Barren, Northern
$15,444per student
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168Denning, Frankfort
$19,353per student
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196Barren, Tyrone
$15,627per 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.