📍 208 W 11th St, Benton, Marshall County, 42025
Benton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Marshall County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marshall County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Elementary School enrolls 527 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 469 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 527 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benton Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Benton Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Marshall County, based in Benton, Kentucky. The district serves 4,302 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Benton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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