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Benton Middle School

906 Joe Creason Drive

Tel: (270)527-9091

Benton Middle School serves 260 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the KY average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 22%.
Benton Middle School operates within the Marshall County School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has increased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.06 is less than the state average of 0.24. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(KY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	17:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	2%	6%

White	97%	78%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

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.	0.06	0.24

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.	36%	51%

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.	8%	6%

Marshall County School District's student population of 4,924 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,623 in this district is less than the state average of $10,658. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,173 is less than the state average of $10,531. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Marshall County School District
Number of Schools Managed	12	6
Number of Students Managed	4,924	2,307

District Total Revenue	$46 MM	$25 MM

District Spending	$44 MM	$24 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,623	$10,658

District Spending / Student	$9,173	$10,531

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