📍 5120 Maple St, Omaha, Douglas County, 68104
Benson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 1,570 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Bailey. It is part of the Omaha Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 70%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benson High School enrolls 1,570 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 25% Asian and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 548 | 35% |
| Asian | 392 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 273 | 17% |
| White | 239 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 101 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Benson High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 8.
Benson High School is one of 111 schools in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in OMAHA, Nebraska. The district serves 52,524 students district-wide and employs 3,194 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,570 students, Benson High School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large