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Schools in Benton Township · Western Local School District

Benton Township’s public schools score below 67% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Benton Township’s districts is 44%, below the Ohio average (60%). The grade covers the public school district serving Benton Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 16 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 13 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.2K
▲ 28% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
22.1
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
515 students on the public path
In brief

Benton Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 104 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Benton Township’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,227 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Western 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Benton Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 33% of Ohio school districts. Test scores are below the Ohio average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (104)Better than 11%
Towns in Pike County (14)Better than 0%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 355 test results could put Benton Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Benton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (387 in math, 323 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Benton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Western Primaryin LathamC+
7–12Western High Schoolin LathamC

Benton Township’s public schools are run by Western Local School District, which also serves Mifflin and Perry. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Western Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 685 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 22.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$21,227OH $16,610 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 59.5% · 323 students tested
Math39%
State average 52.2% · 387 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 TownshipCWestern Local
MifflinCWestern Local
PebbleC+Waverly City
SunfishC+Scioto Valley Local
Perry—Western Local

2 of the 4 neighbors share Western Local with Benton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Benton Township

2 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
Western Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Latham
C+
253 students32:1Rate it →
Western High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Latham
C
262 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Benton Township’s schools

Are Benton Township’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Benton Township children attend score below 67% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Benton Township in?

Western Local School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 685 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Benton Township spend per student?

$21,227 in Western Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.