📍 400 Park St, Benton, Columbia County, 17814
Benton Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Benton, Columbia County. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Area HS enrolls 200 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 200 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 HS 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 HS 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 200 students, Benton Area HS is close to the district average of about 204 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant