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Benld Elementary School

100 East Dorsey
217-835-6611

About us
Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 has three attendance centers with approximately 1,250 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12. Grades 9 through 12 attend Gillespie High School, which has about 350 students and is located on Illinois Route #16 on the western edge of Gillespie. Approximately 325 students in grades 6 through 8 attend Gillespie Middle School which is located next to the high school building. The high school is housed in a building that opened in the fall of 1993. The middle school building opened in the early 60's and has recently undergone some remodeling.

Approximately 570 students in grades Pre-K through 5 attend Benld Elementary School which is located in the city of Benld about five blocks east of Illinois Route #4. The Benld school is housed in a new building that opened in the fall of 2002. The district's administrative offices are located next to the high school and middle school complex in Gillespie. More complete data concerning our district is available by clicking on the Illinois School Report Cards link below.