Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Zion, Illinois
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School in Zion, Illinois enrolled 2,114 students in 2024-25 with 136.6 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Illinois high-school median of 13.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Illinois: 87.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
2,113 students in 2022-23, 2,159 students in 2023-24, 2,114 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 147.8 to 136.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,113 | 147.8 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,159 | 140.8 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 2,114 | 136.6 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Illinois high schools
Among the 690 Illinois high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
18 AP courses and one counselor per 239 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School enrolled 2,154 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 432 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses18
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 239 of the 2,154 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions432
- Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.9% of students were Hispanic, 21.3% Black, 12.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic56.9%
- Black21.3%
- White12.6%
- Two or more races5.9%
- American Indian1.9%
- Asian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School scored proficient or above: 13% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 13% | 13% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 530 students in Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi 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.
| This school | Its district | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 88% | 87.6% |
| Students in the class | 530 | 611 | 149,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Zion
2 public high schools in Zion report 2024-25 enrollment; Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School | 2,114 | 15.5 | not reported |
| New Tech High - Zion-Benton East | 419 | 15.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
- New Tech High - Zion-Benton EastThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 419 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Waukegan High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.8 miles away: 4,186 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School with New Tech High - Zion-Benton EastStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 spends per student$21,137 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,137
- The largest public schools in IllinoisZion-Benton Twnshp Hi School is the number 71 by size of 708 Illinois high schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 708
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.5 for high schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
How many students attend Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
2,114 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,113 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Zion, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for high schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School a Title I school?
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School do on state tests?
The students tested at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School scored proficient or above: 13% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
87% of the 530 students in Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School in?
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, NCES district ID 1743890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174389004357 are the district's.
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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.