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Schools in Benson

Benson’s public schools

Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 and Slate Valley Unified Union School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Vermont’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 5% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62
Students per teacher
12.8
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
596 students on the public path
In brief

Benson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Benson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Benson Village School places highest (better than 54%); Fair Haven Union Middle and High School lowest (8%). 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 Benson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Benson Village SchoolSlate Valley Unified Union School District 62B−
7–12Fair Haven Union Middle and High Schoolin Fair HavenD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62.

Two districts serve Benson

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

Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,175 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$26,281VT $25,064 · FY2024
Slate Valley Unified Union School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Slate Valley Unified Union School District37%
State average 44.4% · 597 students tested
Math · , Slate Valley Unified Union School District25%
State average 33.1% · 593 students tested

Benson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Benson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benson—Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 PK–12 · Slate Valley Unified Union
OrwellBSlate Valley Unified Union School District 62 PK–12 · Slate Valley Unified Union
CastletonBSlate Valley Unified Union School District 62 PK–12 · Slate Valley Unified Union
Fair HavenBSlate Valley Unified Union School District 62 PK–12 · Slate Valley Unified Union
West Haven—Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 PK–12 · Slate Valley Unified Union

All 4 neighbors share Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 with Benson for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Dresden, NY and Putnam, NY border Benson but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Benson

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

District schools in Bensonby address
Benson Village School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
97 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Bensonin other towns
Fair Haven Union Middle and High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fair Haven
D
499 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Benson’s schools

Are Benson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benson. Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 and Slate Valley Unified Union School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benson in?

Slate Valley Unified Union School District 62 and Slate Valley Unified Union School District.

Where do Benson kids go to high school?

Fair Haven Union Middle and High 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.