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Enrollment
2,114
High
DISTRICT 1,267 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZION-BENTON TWP HSD 126·NCES 174389004357
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
3901 21st St, Zion, IL 60099 · (847) 731-9303 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,114 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,311 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 481 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 538 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 495 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 600 | 28% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School this school | 2,114 | 62.0% | 22.9% |
| Argo Community High School Summit | 1,817 | 64.6% | 32.1% |
| Joliet West High School Joliet | 3,451 | 59.5% | 31.8% |
| Jefferson High School Rockford | 2,173 | 70.0% | 12.6% |
| Larkin High School Elgin | 2,174 | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| Reavis High School Burbank | 1,930 | 65.5% | 33.4% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #426 of 573 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,114 | #71 of 708 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #368 of 528 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #96 of 537 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #189 of 578 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #252 of 358 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,114
-111 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,832
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,114 | 136.6 | 15.5:1 | 62% (1,311) |
| 2023-24 | 2,159 | 140.8 | 15.3:1 | 54% (1,164) |
| 2022-23 | 2,113 | 147.8 | 14.3:1 | 54% (1,136) |
| 2020-21 | 2,225 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,235 | 140.3 | 15.9:1 | 62% (1,387) |
| 2015-16 | 2,350 | 137 | 17.1:1 | 60% (1,403) |
| 2010-11 | 2,511 | 147 | 17.1:1 | 49% (1,235) |
| 2000-01 | 2,132 | 113 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,832 | 111 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,235 to 2,114); teachers down 3% (140.3 to 136.6).
About Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School
Located in Zion, Illinois, Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School is a large high school. The school counted 2,114 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 153% larger than the average for high schools in Illinois.
Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126, which runs Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School, has 2 schools and 2,533 students.
More than half of the students at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School are Hispanic (57%). The remaining shares are 21% Black, 13% White, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Lake County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 136.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 1,311 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 62% of enrollment.
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Illinois public high schools.
The model predicts 35.7% for a school in Illinois with Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School posts 22.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that the median household earns about $110,416 a year, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lake County has 214 public schools with about 118,032 students, including Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School.
Beach Park Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES assigns Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126
- Zion-Benton East High SchoolHigh · 419 students
Other schools in Zion
- Zion-Benton East High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Shiloh Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Zion Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
- Beulah Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Beach Park Middle School0.6 mi · 715
- West Elementary School0.9 mi · 339
- Beulah Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 289
- Shiloh Park Middle School1.6 mi · 358
- Lakeview School1.6 mi · 249
- Zion-Benton East High School1.7 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School enrolls approximately 2,114 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School serve?
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School?
At Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 57% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School public or private?
Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126.
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