Benton Elem

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Wichita, Kansas, Benton Elem serves 273 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Wichita.

Within Wichita, which oversees 87 schools and 47,545 students, Benton Elem is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Benton Elem reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Benton Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.3%; this one delivers 32.4%.

Around the school, Sedgwick County reports that median household income runs about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Benton Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is Levy Sp Ed Center, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benton Elem. On composite proficiency, Benton Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 22.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.