📍 7200 Highway 411 North, Benton, Polk County, 37307
Polk County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Benton, Polk County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Polk County High School enrolls 443 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 420 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Polk County High School 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.
Polk County High School 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 443 students, Polk County High School 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
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