📍 41 Alma St, Benton, Lafayette County, 53803
Benton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benton, Lafayette County. The school has 29 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benton Middle enrolls 29 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 28 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
9 of the school's 29 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 17, state house district 49.
Benton Middle 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 29 students, Benton Middle is smaller than the district average of about 74 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant