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Schools in Union Township

Union Township’s public schools

Benton Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 12% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,601 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Union Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Otterbein Elementary School places highest (better than 65%); Prairie Crossing Elementary School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Union Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Benton Central Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Union Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–12Benton Central Jr-Sr High Schoolin OxfordB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benton Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Benton Community School CorporationGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,601 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$15,326IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 866 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 859 students tested

Union Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Union Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union Township—Benton Community School Corporation
CenterB−Benton Community School Corporation
Gilboa—Tri-County School Corporation
Richland—Benton Community School Corporation

2 of the 3 neighbors share Benton Community School Corporation with Union Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Union Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Union Townshipin other towns
Prairie Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Oxford
B−
564 students15:1Rate it →
Otterbein Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Otterbein
B+
245 students11:1Rate it →
Benton Central Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oxford
B−
792 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union Township. Benton Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Union Township in?

Benton Community School Corporation.

Where do Union Township kids go to high school?

Benton Central Jr-Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Union Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.