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Benton Junior High School

411 Border St

Tel: (501)778-7698

Benton Junior High School serves 817 students in grades 8-9.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the AR average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 39%.
Benton Junior High School operates within the Benton School District.

The student population of 817 students has grown by 8% over five years.
The teacher population of 49 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.30 is less than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	14:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	7%	12%

Black	8%	21%

White	83%	61%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	2%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
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.	0.30	0.32

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.	31%	53%

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.	6%	9%

Benton School District's student population of 5,095 students has grown by 8% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,292 in this district is less than the state average of $10,835. The district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,145 is less than the state average of $10,302. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Benton School District
Number of Schools Managed	7	3
Number of Students Managed	5,095	913

District Total Revenue	$47 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$46 MM	$9 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,292	$10,835

District Spending / Student	$9,145	$10,302

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