📍 511 E Main St, Benton, Franklin County, 62812
Benton Cons High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Benton, Franklin County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sean Docherty. It is part of the Benton Cons HSD 103 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Cons High School enrolls 577 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 524 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 577 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benton Cons High School 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 Cons High School is one of 2 schools in Benton Cons HSD 103, based in Benton, Illinois. The district serves 604 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 577 students, Benton Cons High School is larger than the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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