📍 6140 Highway 3, Benton, Bossier Parish, 71006
Benton Intermediate School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benton, Bossier Parish. The school has 885 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Intermediate School enrolls 885 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Black or African American and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 662 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 111 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 885 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 53 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 Intermediate School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 36, state house district 8.
Benton Intermediate 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 885 students, Benton Intermediate 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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