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Benton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Benton and Lonsdale.

Benton’s School Grade A better than 88% of Arkansas school districts

Students
5,806
Schools
8
Spent per student
$10,732
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$93.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Benton School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the AR average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $93.3M, about $16,073 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABenton 38,898Lonsdale 106

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Benton. Grade by grade →

K–45 elementary schoolsThis district
5–7Benton Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Benton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 38.3% · 3,549 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.9% · 3,522 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.9% · 386 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,732 per student · 21% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 79%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,485’20
5,723’21
5,904’22
5,763’23
5,806’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Black 11%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Ringgold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Benton
B+
511 students18:1
Perrin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Benton
A
465 students15:1
MT. View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Benton
431 students17:1
Caldwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Benton
A−
427 students16:1
Angie Grant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Benton
C−
340 students15:1
Benton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Benton
A−
1,363 students17:1
Benton Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Benton
A−
971 students17:1
Benton High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Benton
A−
1,298 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bryant Public SchoolsBauxite, Bryant
$11,826per student
Bauxite School DistrictBauxite
$10,165per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.