📍 41 Alma St, Benton, Lafayette County, 53803
Benton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Lafayette County. The school has 130 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Elementary enrolls 130 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 118 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 130 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 Elementary 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 WI-20, state senate district 17, state house district 49.
Benton Elementary is one of 3 schools in Benton School District, based in Benton, Wisconsin. The district serves 223 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 130 students, Benton Elementary is larger than the district average of about 74 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant