BENTON ELEM.

BENTON ELEM., a cozy elementary school in NEVADA, Missouri, overseen by NEVADA R-V, caters to 173 students, covering grade 2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so BENTON ELEM. sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

NEVADA R-V comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,350 students; BENTON ELEM. is among them.

On demographics, BENTON ELEM. shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Vernon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, BENTON ELEM. records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Vernon County) shows that median household income runs about $52,230, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Vernon County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students), of which BENTON ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is BRYAN ELEM., roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BENTON ELEM. operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 6-year window. BENTON ELEM.'s enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 177 (now 173). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 95% to 91%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2024.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BENTON ELEM. typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.