📍 350 S Kansas St, Benton, Butler County, 67017
Circle Benton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Butler County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Circle school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Circle Benton Elementary enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 274 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Circle Benton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 16, state house district 85.
Circle Benton Elementary is one of 6 schools in Circle, based in Towanda, Kansas. The district serves 2,122 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Circle Benton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 354 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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