📍 397 High School Road, Benton, Marshall County, 42025
MC Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Benton, Marshall County. The school has 118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marshall County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 32.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
MC Academy enrolls 118 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 32.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 110 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 118 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
MC Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). It operates as a fully virtual school. 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.
MC Academy 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 118 students, MC Academy is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant