Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 welcomed 987 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 3.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Benton Grade School K-4 had the largest enrollment in the district with 566 students.
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Benton.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Grade School K-4 | 566 | -5% |
| Benton Grade School 5-8 | 421 | -1.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
