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Schools in Benton Township

Benton Township’s public schools

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

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

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

Reading proficiency
76%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 6% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
884 students on the public path
In brief

Benton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Benton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Payne Elementary School places highest (better than 77%); Wayne Trace High School lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Benton Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Wayne Trace 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 Benton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
7–12Wayne Trace High Schoolin HavilandB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wayne Trace Local 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.

Wayne Trace Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 884 students · 14.0 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,528OH $16,610 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading76%
State average 59.5% · 485 students tested
Math71%
State average 52.2% · 489 students tested

Benton Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Benton Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benton Township—Wayne Trace Local
HarrisonAWayne Trace Local PK–12 · Antwerp Local PK–12
TullyACrestview Local
Blue Creek—Wayne Trace Local

2 of the 3 neighbors share Wayne Trace Local with Benton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Jackson, IN borders Benton Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Benton Township

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

Also serving Benton Townshipin other towns
Grover Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grover Hill
B+
217 students14:1Rate it →
Payne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Payne
A−
263 students14:1Rate it →
Wayne Trace High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Haviland
B+
404 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Divine Mercy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payne
Private · Catholic
75 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Benton Township’s schools

Are Benton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benton Township. Wayne Trace Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benton 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 Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benton Township in?

Wayne Trace Local School District.

Where do Benton Township kids go to high school?

Wayne Trace High School.

Are there private schools in Benton Township?

Yes: Divine Mercy School (grades PK–6, 75 students).

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What Benton 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.