Benld Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 589 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 1940th out of 2,453 elementary schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Angela Turcol
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Gillespie Community Unit School District - Cusd 7
- Per-Pupil Spending: $6,597
- Graduation Rate: 77.1%
- Dropout Rate: 1.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.0
- Enrolled Students: 1,248
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 589
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.2
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 306 (52.0%)
- Females: 271 (46.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 48 (8.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 307 (52.1%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 355 (60.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 4 | 0.7% |
| Black | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0.3% |
| White | 570 | 96.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 18.2% |
| 1st Grade | 104 | 17.7% |
| 2nd Grade | 102 | 17.3% |
| 3rd Grade | 90 | 15.3% |
| 4th Grade | 88 | 14.9% |
| 5th Grade | 97 | 16.5% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
94.6%
District:
93.8%
State:
93.9%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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