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Benton Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 4

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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
562 Highway 162
Benton, LA 71006
Phone
(318) 549-5170
District
Bossier Parish
County
BOSSIER PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
646
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.1% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Benton Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
40%
58%
44%
47%
37%
53%
40%
58%
44%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
61%
42%
68%
45%
53%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 116 18.0%
Grade 1 115 17.8%
Grade 2 171 26.5%
Grade 3 127 19.7%
Grade 4 117 18.1%
Total 646 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.5% 54.5% 43.7%
Black 14.7% 30.7% 42.9%
Hispanic 8.0% 12.4% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.8% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.2% 56.7% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 38.1% 50.4% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 6.3% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 128,877 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 153.5 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,651 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.6% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.1% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 10.6% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,693 $160,077,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $667 $15,948,000 5.4%
Staff $810 $19,372,000 6.6%
General Administration $239 $5,711,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $15,498,000 5.3%
Operation $1,084 $25,918,000 8.8%
Transportation $599 $14,316,000 4.9%
Other $188 $4,497,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,234 $101,260,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,367 $32,705,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $12,294 $294,042,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
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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