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Benson Unified School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Benson.

Benson’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Arizona school districts

Students
1,287
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,519
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
17:1
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Benson Unified School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Arizona districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the AZ average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $2,485 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% of the 577 Arizona 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Benson 5,532

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Benson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Benson Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Benson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Benson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 34.8% · 673 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.4% · 666 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 77.8% · 127 in the class

97% 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
$11,519 per student · 6% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 55%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,214’20
1,293’21
1,376’22
1,300’23
1,287’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Benson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
507 students19:1
Benson Digital Learning Center Online
Other · Grades K–12 · Benson
A−
51 students
Benson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benson
B
286 students22:1
Benson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benson
B−
402 students14:1
Benson Digital Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Benson
C+
41 students

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 Arizona.