📍 2040 Hwy 50 N, Benson, Johnston County, 27504
Benson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benson, Johnston County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Benson Elementary enrolls 608 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 243 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 608 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 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.
Benson Elementary 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 12, state house district 28.
Benson Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Benson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant