📍 6136 Highway 3, Benton, Bossier Parish, 71006
Benton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benton, Bossier Parish. The school has 850 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Middle School enrolls 850 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 16% Black or African American and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 626 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 850 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 49 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 850 students, Benton Middle 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
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