📍 562 Highway 162, Benton, Bossier Parish, 71006
Benton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Bossier Parish. The school has 646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Elementary School enrolls 646 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Black or African American and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 646 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Benton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 LA-40, state senate district 36, state house district 8.
Benton Elementary School is one of 34 schools in Bossier Parish, based in Benton, Louisiana. The district serves 22,224 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 646 students, Benton Elementary School is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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