Ben-Gil Elementary School (Gillespie CUSD 7 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Ben-Gil Elementary School is a Elementary in Gillespie, IL. It currently serves 547 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Gillespie CUSD 7 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Gillespie CUSD 7 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:547
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.11

Location Info

Location: 340 Kelly St, Gillespie, IL 62033
Mailing Address: 340 Kelly St, Gillespie, IL 62033-1476
Phone: (217)839-4828
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 76
Grade 2 80
Grade 3 72
Grade 4 69
Grade 5 75
Kindergarten 100
Pre-Kindergarten 75
Gender/Sex of Ben-Gil Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 283 51.74
Female 264 48.26
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Ben-Gil Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.37
Asian 2 0.37
Black or African American 7 1.28
Hispanic/Latino 5 0.91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.18
Two or more races 10 1.83
White 520 95.06
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.71
Asian 1 0.35
Black or African American 3 1.06
Hispanic/Latino 3 1.06
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.35
Two or more races 4 1.41
White 269 95.05
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.38
Black or African American 4 1.52
Hispanic/Latino 2 0.76
Two or more races 6 2.27
White 251 95.08

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.32
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.32
White 74 97.37
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.25
Two or more races 1 1.25
White 77 96.25
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.39
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.39
Two or more races 1 1.39
White 69 95.83
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.45
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.45
Two or more races 4 5.80
White 63 91.30
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.33
Asian 2 2.67
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.33
Two or more races 4 5.33
White 67 89.33
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 3.00
White 97 97.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.33
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.33
White 73 97.33