Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Benndale

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Benndale

Benndale’s public schools

George County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benndale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.4K
▼ 16% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
MS 13.9
Schools in town
1
1,871 students on the public path
In brief

Benndale’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Benndale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. George County High School places highest (better than 88%); Benndale Elementary School lowest (60%). 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 Benndale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Benndale Elementary SchoolGeorge County School DistrictB
7–8George County Middle Schoolin LucedaleB+
9–12George County High Schoolin LucedaleA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the George County School District.

The district

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

George County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,049 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$10,430MS $12,392 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 41.7% · 2155 students tested
Math51%
State average 47% · 2160 students tested

Benndale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Benndale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benndale—George County

Every school in Benndale

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

District schools in Benndaleby address
Benndale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lucedale
B
138 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Benndalein other towns
George County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lucedale
B+
618 students14:1Rate it →
George County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lucedale
A
1,115 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Benndale’s schools

Are Benndale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benndale. George County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benndale. 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 Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benndale in?

George County School District.

Where do Benndale kids go to high school?

George County High School.

Parents talk

What Benndale families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Benndale → They have their own page.

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.