Jonathan Elementary School

As a close-knit elementary school in Benton, Kentucky, Jonathan Elementary School works with 241 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Marshall County. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Marshall County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,302 students; Jonathan Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Jonathan Elementary School records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 96% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Jonathan Elementary School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marshall County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jonathan Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of +6.4 points.

In the broader community, Marshall County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,831 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Marshall County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), Jonathan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

South Marshall Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jonathan Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

Jonathan Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Jonathan Elementary School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 229 (now 241). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 97% to 87% over that span.

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