Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN VALLEY·NCES 200396000165
Bennington Junior High/High School
301 N. Putnam, Bennington, KS 67422 · (785) 488-3321 · Ottawa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
94 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 7 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 16% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 58% · 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
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 23.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Bennington Junior High/High School
Bennington Junior High/High School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Junior High/High School this school | 219 | 42.9% | 28.9% |
| Kingman High Kingman | 198 | 43.9% | 27.9% |
| St. Marys Junior Senior High St Marys | 246 | 43.1% | 28.6% |
| Girard High Girard | 284 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| Hill City Junior-Senior High Hill City | 171 | 45.0% | 26.3% |
| Phillipsburg High Phillipsburg | 173 | 42.8% | 37.7% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Bennington Junior High/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #131 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #136 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #129 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #164 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #57 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #134 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #138 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #47 of 75 |
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
219
+32 (+17%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 219 | 18.7 | 11.7:1 | 43% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 14.7 | 14.6:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 15.7 | 13.1:1 | 45% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 47% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 13.4 | 15.4:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 32% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 12 | 12.4:1 | 24% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 8 | 16.4:1 | 20% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennington Junior High/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (206 to 219); teachers up 40% (13.4 to 18.7).
About Bennington Junior High/High School
Bennington Junior High/High School is a high school in Bennington, Kansas, reachable at (785) 488-3321. Its enrollment is 219 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Twin Valley is the district for Bennington Junior High/High School. It has 4 schools and 595 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bennington Junior High/High School is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Bennington Junior High/High School are from different groups.
Bennington Junior High/High School reports a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, from 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Kansas public high schools, Bennington Junior High/High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bennington Junior High/High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.9%; the prediction is 41.6%.
Looking at the county, Ottawa County, the median household earns about $74,018 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Ottawa County has 6 public schools with about 1,193 students, including Bennington Junior High/High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bennington Elem, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Bennington Junior High/High School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 187 to 219, a 17% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.4:1 to 11.7:1.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,819
Census ACS
Median income
$74,018
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Valley
- Bennington ElemElementary · 235 students
- Tescott Junior High/High SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Tescott ElemElementary · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Bennington Elem0.0 mi · 235
- Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School8.5 mi · 300
- Minneapolis Elementary8.5 mi · 298
- Ell-Saline Elementary11.9 mi · 237
- Lakewood Middle School12.9 mi · 647
- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy13.2 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Bennington Junior High/High SchoolHow large is Bennington Junior High/High School?
Bennington Junior High/High School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 07-12.
Is Bennington Junior High/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bennington Junior High/High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Bennington Junior High/High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Bennington Junior High/High School.
How diverse is Bennington Junior High/High School?
Bennington Junior High/High School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bennington Junior High/High School?
Bennington Junior High/High School is overseen by Twin Valley in Ottawa County.
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