Benton District 47

Listed by NCES as Benton CCSD 47 (district ID 1705950)

Public school district · Franklin County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1705950

Benton District 47 spent $13,057 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 91% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,000 students in 2024-25; 54.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,517 per student, up 18.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Benton District 47 in enrollment (1,061 to 1,092 students) and Benton District 47 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton District 47, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School Dist…$17,100Centralia City Schools$16,491Princeton ESD 115$14,760Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton District 47, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k10k15k20k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District …$17,100Centralia City Schools$16,491Princeton ESD 115$14,760Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton District 47, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District #27$17,100Centralia City Schools$16,491Princeton ESD 115$14,760Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton District 47, FY23Skokie SD 73-5 $26,771; Arbor Park SD 145 $18,912; Brookwood SD 167 $18,394; Eldorado Community Unit $17,459; Lincoln Elementary School District #27 $17,100; Centralia City Schools $16,491; Princeton ESD 115 $14,760; Benton District 47 $13,057; Morris SD 54 $12,715; Teutopolis CUSD 50 $10,949; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.5k15k25k30kSkokie SD 73-5$26,771Arbor Park SD 145$18,912Brookwood SD 167$18,394Eldorado Community Unit$17,459Lincoln Elementary School District #27$17,100Centralia City Schools$16,491Princeton ESD 115$14,760Benton District 47$13,057Morris SD 54$12,715Teutopolis CUSD 50$10,949State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$19,678,000 in revenue: 54.0% state, 25.9% local and 20.1% federal. Total spending including $197,000 of capital outlay was $15,150,000, or $14,093 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Benton District 47 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,624,000; Local $5,096,000; Federal $3,958,000; total $19,678,000.
  • State$10,624,000 54%
  • Local$5,096,000 26%
  • Federal$3,958,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,075 students in 2022-23, 1,032 students in 2023-24, 1,000 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Benton District 47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,032, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0322024-251,000
Benton District 47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,032, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0322024-251,000
Benton District 47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,032, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0322024-251,000
Benton District 47 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,032, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0322024-251,000

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,07572.314.9
2023-241,03271.814.4
2024-251,00070.614.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Benton District 47 scored proficient or above: 17% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts17%29.9%669

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 571 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benton Grade Sch K-457115.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 429 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benton Grade Sch 5-842912.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Benton District 47

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Benton District 47

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBenton District 47 ranks 344 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,057).#344 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBenton District 47 is the number 360 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,075 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#360 of 865
  3. Eldorado Community Unit School DistrictThe next larger Illinois district: 1,077 students in fall 2022, $17,459 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,459
  4. Princeton ESD 115The next smaller Illinois district: 1,068 students in fall 2022, $14,760 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,760
  5. Compare Benton District 47 with Eldorado Community Unit School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Benton District 47

  1. How many schools and students are in Benton District 47?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,000 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Benton District 47 spend per student?
    $13,057 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,517 per student, up 18.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Benton District 47's money come from?
    $19,678,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.0% state, 25.9% local and 20.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Benton District 47 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 232 of the 1,060 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Benton District 47 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Benton District 47 scored proficient or above: 17% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Benton District 47's NCES district ID?
    1705950. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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