📍 360 S Patagonia St, Benson, Cochise County, 85602
Benson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Benson, Cochise County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benson Unified School District (79226) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Benson High School enrolls 443 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 443 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benson High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-60.
Benson High School is one of 5 schools in Benson Unified School District (79226), based in BENSON, Arizona. The district serves 1,287 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Benson High School is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
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