Benton Central Jr-Sr High School

Benton Central Jr-Sr High School, a reasonably sized senior high in Oxford, Indiana, part of Benton Community School Corp, teaches 792 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Benton Community School Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,601 students. Benton Central Jr-Sr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Benton Central Jr-Sr High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Benton Central Jr-Sr High School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Benton Central Jr-Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Benton Central Jr-Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Benton County) shows that median household income runs about $65,875, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Benton County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,601 students), Benton Central Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Prairie Crossing Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benton Central Jr-Sr High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Benton Central Jr-Sr High School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 891 (now 792). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 90% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.