Nearly 2000 Benton/West City citizens attend school each year. Benton is in the Rend Lake Community College district located north of town. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is only a 35-mile commute.
Benton Grade School District #47
Benton Elementary School
1000 McKenzie Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 435-6405
Benton Middle School
1000 Forest Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 438-4011
Superintendents Office
308 East Church Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 439-3136
Special Education
Franklin-Jefferson County Sp. Ed.
409 East Park Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 439-7231
BCMW Head Start
510 Joplin Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 439-6550
Community Colleges
Benton High School District #103
Rend Lake College
Ina, IL 627846
Phone: (618) 437-5321
Benton Consolidated High School
511 East Main Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 439-3103
University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618) 453-2121
