📍 215 Schoolhouse Hill RD, Benton, Polk County, 37307
Benton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Polk County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benton Elementary enrolls 370 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Benton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 9, state house district 22.
Benton Elementary is one of 7 schools in Polk County, based in Benton, Tennessee. The district serves 2,160 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Benton Elementary is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant