📍 61 Randolph Street, Bennett, Chatham County, 27208
Bennett School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bennett, Chatham County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Bennett School enrolls 192 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 192 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Bennett School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 54.
Bennett School is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Bennett School is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant