📍 449 Fairburn Avenue, Benton, Bossier Parish, 71006
Benton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Benton, Bossier Parish. The school has 1,538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 75.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton High School enrolls 1,538 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 75.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Black or African American and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,148 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 213 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 23 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
425 of the school's 1,538 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 63 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 High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 36, state house district 8.
Benton High 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 1,538 students, Benton High School is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe