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Enrollment
1,298
High
DISTRICT 1,135 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050296000063
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL, BENTON, AR 72019 · (501) 778-3288 · Saline County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,298 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
392 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 430 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 422 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 445 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
58.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,298 | 30.2% | 46.2% |
| LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 1,107 | 36.9% | 44.8% |
| BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 971 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 1,220 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 1,239 | 37.5% | 33.4% |
| FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 690 | 27.7% | 29.0% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BENTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #16 of 272 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #8 of 280 ▲ 32 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,298 | #21 of 310 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #179 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #99 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #255 of 273 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #43 of 105 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,298
+59 (+5%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,298 | 117.8 | 11.0:1 | 30% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 114 | 11.4:1 | 33% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 1,319 | 116.4 | 11.3:1 | 30% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 1,239 | 105 | 11.8:1 | 26% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 1,149 | 74.8 | 15.3:1 | 18% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 1,128 | 74 | 15.2:1 | 34% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | 68 | 14.4:1 | 28% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 10% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 44 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BENTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list BENTON HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in BENTON, Arkansas. Total enrollment is 1,298 students, and the grades served are 10 through 12. It has 155% more students than the average for high schools in Arkansas (about 510).
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5,806 students spread across 8 schools.
About 71% of the student body at BENTON HIGH SCHOOL is White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Saline County, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
There are 117.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.0:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 2.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Saline County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, BENTON HIGH SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 86% of Arkansas public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
In Saline County, home to about 127,479 people, median household income comes to about $79,046, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,022, BENTON HIGH SCHOOL among them.
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BENTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- MT. VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
Other schools in BENTON
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Other Benton High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Benton High. BENTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Benton High SchoolBenton, LA · 1,515 students
- BENTON HIGHST JOSEPH, MO · 682 students
- Benton HighBenton, WI · 61 students
Nearby schools
- ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 340
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 971
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,363
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 465
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 511
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,298 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does BENTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BENTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.0:1 (118 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BENTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BENTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BENTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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