Benton Elementary School

Set in Benton, Kentucky, Benton Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of Marshall County. It educates 528 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Benton Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Marshall County, a district that hosts 4,302 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Benton Elementary School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at Benton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Benton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 50.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Marshall County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,831 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Marshall County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), Benton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Purchase Youth Village, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Benton Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benton Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 565 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025.

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