📍 500 e Vernon St, Nevada, Vernon County, 64772
Benton Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nevada, Vernon County. The school has 176 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nevada R-V school district. It serves grades 2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Elem. enrolls 176 students across grades 2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 161 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 176 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 126.
Benton Elem. is one of 7 schools in NEVADA R-V, based in NEVADA, Missouri. The district serves 2,320 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 176 students, Benton Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote