📍 5655 S Fourth, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64504
Benton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton High enrolls 676 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 537 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 676 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 34 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 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-60, state senate district 34, state house district 11.
Benton High is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 676 students, Benton High is larger than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small