Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON AREA SD·NCES 420339007646
Benton Area High School
400 Park St, Benton, PA 17814 · (570) 925-6651 · Columbia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
197 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 9 | 62 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 21% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Benton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 34.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Benton Area High School
Benton Area High School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Area High School this school | 200 | 98.5% | 54.3% |
| Coudersport Area JSHS Coudersport | 244 | 98.8% | 51.9% |
| Commodore Perry JSHS Hadley | 202 | 93.6% | 48.4% |
| West Branch Area High School Morrisdale | 269 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| Galeton JSHS Galeton | 144 | 97.9% | 31.2% |
| Kane Area High School Kane | 282 | 98.9% | 57.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Benton Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #242 of 576 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #194 of 626 ▲ 158 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #254 of 626 ▲ 93 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #604 of 713 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #45 of 601 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #537 of 604 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #165 of 619 | #2 of 7 |
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
200
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 99% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 14.1 | 14.4:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 17.5 | 11.5:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 22 | 8.7:1 | 6% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benton Area High School.
About Benton Area High School
The public high school Benton Area High School is located in Benton, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 200 students. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Benton Area High School belongs to Benton Area SD, a district of 3 schools and 608 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Benton Area High School is White, at 96%. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Its staff includes 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 2.2 students per teacher. Roughly 99% of students at Benton Area High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Columbia County is 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Benton Area High School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Test results at Benton Area High School are 18.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.3%, compared with a predicted 35.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Columbia County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,644, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 20 public schools and about 7,501 students.
Benton Area Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Benton Area High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Benton Area High School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Benton Area High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.5:1.
The discussion board for Benton Area High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,362
Census ACS
Median income
$64,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton Area SD
- L R Appleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Benton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 100 students
Other schools in Benton
- L R Appleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Benton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Benton Area Middle School0.0 mi · 100
- L R Appleman Elementary School0.2 mi · 308
- Northwest Area Primary School7.7 mi · 215
- Millville Area Elementary School9.1 mi · 291
- Millville Area JSHS9.2 mi · 234
- Northwest Area High School10.0 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Benton Area High SchoolHow large is Benton Area High School?
Benton Area High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 09-12.
Is Benton Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benton Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benton Area High School is approximately 10.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benton Area High School?
At Benton Area High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Benton Area High School in?
Benton Area High School is part of Benton Area SD.
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