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C+

Benton County School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Ashland, Hickory Flat and Snow Lake Shores.

Ashland’s Schools page →

Students
909
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,916
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Benton County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the MS average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $919 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 150 Mississippi 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ashland 527Hickory Flat 489Snow Lake Shores 293

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ashland. Grade by grade →

K–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 47% · 506 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 41.7% · 503 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 64 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
$13,916 per student · 12% above MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 46%Federal 37%

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

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

Enrollment over time
954’20
917’21
961’22
933’23
909’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Black 36%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hickory Flat Att Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Hickory Flat
B+
435 students10:1
Ashland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ashland
C+
262 students14:1
Ashland High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ashland
C
212 students10:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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 Mississippi.