Benson High School

Benson High School is a 9-12 campus of small scale in BENSON, Arizona, part of Benson Unified School District (79226), hosting 402 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 631.

Benson High School is one of 5 schools operated by Benson Unified School District (79226), a district that enrolls 1,287 students overall.

Demographically, Benson High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest looks like 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Benson High School shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cochise County shows median household earnings sit near $59,742, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Benson High School is one of 87 public schools in Cochise County (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students).

Benson Digital Learning Center Online is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Benson High School.

Benson High School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Benson High School's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 402). White enrollment moved from 72% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.