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Benton Junior High School

Serves grades 8 - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
411 Border St
Benton, AR 72015
Phone
(501) 778-7698
District
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SALINE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
943
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.6% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Benton Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
44%
65%
51%
55%
38%
60%
44%
65%
51%
55%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
34%
40%
41%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 8 480 50.9%
Grade 9 463 49.1%
Total 943 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.0% 77.8% 61.4%
Black 10.4% 10.2% 20.2%
Hispanic 10.4% 10.8% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.2% 39.3% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 29.5% 28.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 11.1% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,609 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 300.8 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,003 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.3% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,730 $27,925,000 44.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $448 $2,646,000 4.2%
Staff $496 $2,930,000 4.7%
General Administration $181 $1,067,000 1.7%
School Administration $464 $2,741,000 4.4%
Operation $801 $4,731,000 7.6%
Transportation $209 $1,232,000 2.0%
Other $469 $2,769,000 4.4%
Total Support $3,068 $18,116,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,755 $16,263,000 26.1%
Total Expenditures $10,553 $62,304,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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