BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BENTON, Arkansas, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial senior high, one of the schools within BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 971 students across grades 8 through 9. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 90% above typical.

BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,806 students. BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder breaks down as 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Saline County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.3%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Saline County put the typical household earns roughly $79,046 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 20,022 students).

The closest other public school is BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 17%: 827 students in 2018 compared to 971 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.