For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 799 students in Benton Community School Corp School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Benton Community School Corp School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
3 Schools
558 Schools
# Students
1,619 Students
300,468 Students
# Teachers
119 Teachers
19,380 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Benton Community School Corp School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 400 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#220 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.54
# American Indian Students
3 Students
481 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
6,702 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
188 Students
39,031 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
13%
# Black Students
10 Students
40,979 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
1,377 Students
195,438 Students
% White Students
85%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
286 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
15,225 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
12
410
# Students in K Grade:
133
4,315
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
4,353
# Students in 2nd Grade:
115
4,393
# Students in 3rd Grade:
99
4,617
# Students in 4th Grade:
123
4,812
# Students in 5th Grade:
120
10,850
# Students in 6th Grade:
117
46,963
# Students in 7th Grade:
150
79,466
# Students in 8th Grade:
141
81,834
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
14,283
# Students in 10th Grade:
125
14,819
# Students in 11th Grade:
127
14,633
# Students in 12th Grade:
137
14,400
# Ungraded Students:
-
320
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,170 is higher than the state median of $13,156. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,461 is higher than the state median of $12,788. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,170
$13,156
Spending / Student
$14,461
$12,788
Best Benton Community School Corp School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Benton Central Jr-sr High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4241 E 300 S
Oxford, IN 47971
(765) 884-1600
Oxford, IN 47971
(765) 884-1600
Grades: 7-12
| 799 students
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