Benton Consolidated High School

Listed by NCES as Benton Cons HSD 103 (district ID 1705970)

Public school district · Franklin County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1705970

Benton Consolidated High School spent $19,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 73% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 604 students in 2024-25; 44.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,692 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Illinois: 87.6%).

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 Consolidated High School in enrollment (566 to 588 students) and Benton Consolidated High School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton Consolidated High School, FY23Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Winchester CUSD 1 $13,759; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kRock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Benton Consolidated High School$19,000Anna Community Consolidated Sc…$17,064Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Bunker Hill District$14,602Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Winchester CUSD 1$13,759North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton Consolidated High School, FY23Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Winchester CUSD 1 $13,759; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kRock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Benton Consolidated High School$19,000Anna Community Consolidated School …$17,064Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Bunker Hill District$14,602Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Winchester CUSD 1$13,759North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton Consolidated High School, FY23Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Winchester CUSD 1 $13,759; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kRock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Benton Consolidated High School$19,000Anna Community Consolidated School District…$17,064Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Bunker Hill District$14,602Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Winchester CUSD 1$13,759North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Benton Consolidated High School, FY23Rock Falls Twp HSD 301 $20,177; Benton Consolidated High School $19,000; Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $17,064; Winthrop Harbor SD 1 $15,359; Bunker Hill District $14,602; Shiloh Village SD 85 $13,797; Winchester CUSD 1 $13,759; North Clay CUSD 25 $13,358; Tri City CUSD 1 $13,289; Nashville CCSD 49 $12,613; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k15k20k22.5kRock Falls Twp HSD 301$20,177Benton Consolidated High School$19,000Anna Community Consolidated School Dist…$17,064Winthrop Harbor SD 1$15,359Bunker Hill District$14,602Shiloh Village SD 85$13,797Winchester CUSD 1$13,759North Clay CUSD 25$13,358Tri City CUSD 1$13,289Nashville CCSD 49$12,613State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$14,717,000 in revenue: 44.4% state, 42.9% local and 12.7% federal. Total spending including $546,000 of capital outlay was $12,062,000, or $20,905 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Benton Consolidated High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,539,000; Local $6,311,000; Federal $1,867,000; total $14,717,000.
  • State$6,539,000 44%
  • Local$6,311,000 43%
  • Federal$1,867,000 13%

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 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

577 students in 2022-23, 597 students in 2023-24, 604 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Benton Consolidated High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-235772023-245972024-25604
Benton Consolidated High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-235772023-245972024-25604
Benton Consolidated High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-235772023-245972024-25604
Benton Consolidated High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 577, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 60402004006008002022-235772023-245972024-25604

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357744.313.0
2023-2459744.413.4
2024-2560444.613.5

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 Consolidated High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% 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 arts15-19%29.9%109

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 135 students in Benton Consolidated High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%87.6%
Students in the class135149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 604 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benton Cons High School60413.5not reportedSchoolwide 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 Consolidated High School

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 Consolidated High School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentBenton Consolidated High School ranks 126 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,000).#126 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisBenton Consolidated High School is the number 548 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 577 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#548 of 865
  3. Nashville CCSD 49The next larger Illinois district: 584 students in fall 2022, $12,613 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,613
  4. Bunker Hill DistrictThe next smaller Illinois district: 576 students in fall 2022, $14,602 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,602
  5. Compare Benton Consolidated High School with Nashville CCSD 49Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Benton Cons High School, its largest high school604 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.604
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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 Consolidated High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Benton Consolidated High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 604 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Benton Consolidated High School spend per student?
    $19,000 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,692 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Benton Consolidated High School's money come from?
    $14,717,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.4% state, 42.9% local and 12.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Benton Consolidated High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 115 of the 668 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.2%, 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 Consolidated High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Benton Consolidated High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% 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 the graduation rate in Benton Consolidated High School?
    70-74% of the 135 students in Benton Consolidated High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Benton Consolidated High School's NCES district ID?
    1705970. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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