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Benton High School

6136 Highway 3

Tel: (318)549-5240

Benton High School serves 905 students in grades 8-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the LA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 55%.
Benton High School operates within the Bossier Parish School District.
Bossier Parish School District's 71% graduation rate is higher than the LA state average of 67%.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.31 is less than the state average of 0.35. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(LA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	n/a	6%

Black	n/a	44%

White	n/a	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	2%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.31	0.35

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	16%	58%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	2%	6%

Bossier Parish School District's student population of 21,995 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 71% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,537 in this district is less than the state average of $15,711. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,794 is less than the state average of $15,475. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Bossier Parish School District
Number of Schools Managed	33	4
Number of Students Managed	21,995	1,685

Graduation Rate	71%	67%

District Total Revenue	$230 MM	$27 MM

District Spending	$236 MM	$26 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,537	$15,711

District Spending / Student	$10,794	$15,475

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