📍 1634 23rd St, Zion, Lake County, 60099
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Zion, Lake County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Wiland. It is part of the Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East enrolls 383 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 25% |
| White | 45 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 383 students (50%) 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.
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 31, state house district 61.
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East is one of 2 schools in Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126, based in Zion, Illinois. The district serves 2,533 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 383 students, New Tech High - Zion-Benton East is smaller than the district average of about 1,267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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