Benson Middle School

Benson Middle School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus in BENSON, Arizona, run under Benson Unified School District (79226). The school works with 286 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, Benson Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Benson Middle School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cochise County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,742, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cochise County runs 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), of which Benson Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Benson Primary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Benson Middle School.

Benson Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Benson Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 286). White enrollment moved from 65% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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