📍 1000 Forrest St, Benton, Franklin County, 62812
Benton Grade Sch 5-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benton, Franklin County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ellen Gibbs. It is part of the Benton CCSD 47 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Grade Sch 5-8 enrolls 458 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 458 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benton Grade Sch 5-8 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 117.
Benton Grade Sch 5-8 is one of 3 schools in Benton CCSD 47, based in Benton, Illinois. The district serves 1,000 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Benton Grade Sch 5-8 is larger than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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