📍 400 Park St, Benton, Columbia County, 17814
Benton Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benton, Columbia County. The school has 104 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Area MS enrolls 104 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 99 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 104 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 109.
Benton Area MS is one of 3 schools in Benton Area SD, based in Benton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 611 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 104 students, Benton Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 204 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant