2025 Compare Cities Education:
Benton, IL vs Danville, IL

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Highlights
- Danville spends 14.6% more per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Danville than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, ILDanville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,163$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,030  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,220$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11304573
 Students per Counselor1064  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Benton    1 Reviews

Benton is a small rural town. for the most part it is friendly, morally sound and crime and housing cost are low. Alot of people who live here are retired. The  More

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Reviews for Danville    11 Reviews

I have lived in Danville for 3 years. It seems the city is plagued by negative opinions by people who have been here for a long time! It does seem that it has changed  More

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I'm Rev David Warren from 1st Responders in Christ Ministry here in Danville. I have heard from many say the blacks are cause of the crimes in Danville, I dissagree, I  More

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I've lived in/near Danville my entire life. My family had a small business here. It used to be a very "Mayberry" type of town with children riding their bikes, playing  More

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