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Benson Village School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
32 School Street
Benson, VT 05743
Phone
(802) 537-2491
District
SLATE VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #62
County
RUTLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
70
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Vermont

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.8% of all VT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Benson Village School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
49%
46%
30%
38%
    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
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 27.1%
Kindergarten 7 10.0%
Grade 1 9 12.9%
Grade 2 9 12.9%
Grade 3 13 18.6%
Grade 4 6 8.6%
Grade 5 2 2.9%
Grade 6 5 7.1%
Total 70 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.1% 97.4% 91.6%
Black 1.4% 0.8% 2.6%
Hispanic 0.0% 1.1% 3.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.9% 30.5% 33.1%
Free lunch eligible 34.3% 24.8% 27.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.6% 5.7% 6.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 647,064
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 70
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 4.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.4%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 20.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 265,858
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 94.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 41.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $14,100,592 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,273 $2,825,339 9.9%
Staff $889 $1,105,027 3.9%
General Administration $408 $507,144 1.8%
School Administration $2,096 $2,605,328 9.2%
Operation $2,355 $2,927,265 10.3%
Transportation $832 $1,034,176 3.6%
Other $885 $1,100,055 3.9%
Total Support $9,737 $12,103,091 42.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,782 $2,215,026 7.8%
Total Expenditures $22,863 $28,418,709 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,156 $925,219,791 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,617 $134,137,967 7.2%
Staff $789 $65,465,043 3.5%
General Administration $301 $24,940,314 1.3%
School Administration $1,360 $112,820,784 6.0%
Operation $1,577 $130,803,513 7.0%
Transportation $444 $36,860,012 2.0%
Other $497 $41,238,685 2.2%
Total Support $6,587 $546,258,796 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,793 $397,541,312 21.3%
Total Expenditures $22,536 $1,869,015,334 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%