Benton Area HS

Benton Area HS is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in Benton, Pennsylvania, operated by Benton Area SD, with 200 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Benton Area SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 608 students. Benton Area HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Benton Area HS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Benton Area HS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Benton Area HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Columbia County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Benton Area HS sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.4%; actual is 54.3%, +18.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Columbia County shows median household income runs about $64,644, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Columbia County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,501 students), of which Benton Area HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Benton Area MS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Benton Area HS. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benton Area HS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.7%.

Benton Area HS operates from a small-town location.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.