📍 68 School Drive, Benton, Kennebec County, 04901
Benton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Kennebec County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 49/Msad 49 school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Elementary School enrolls 545 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 502 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 545 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 ME-10, state senate district 16, state house district 79.
Benton Elementary School is one of 6 schools in RSU 49/MSAD 49, based in Fairfield, Maine. The district serves 1,760 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, Benton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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