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Benton, Illinois - 2 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Benton Ccsd 47 #423 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,322 per pupil, Benton Ccsd 47 ranks #760 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,075
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$12,322
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Benton Ccsd 47 operates 2 public schools serving 1,075 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,322 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.9% local, 59.4% state, and 15.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #423 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Benton Grade Sch K-4, enrolling 571 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Benton Grade Sch K-4 accounts for 53.1% of all Benton Ccsd 47 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Benton Ccsd 47 a distant remainder — means Benton Ccsd 47-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Benton Ccsd 47 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.