BENJAMIN SCHOOL

BENJAMIN SCHOOL operates as a tiny multi-level school in BENJAMIN, Texas, one of the schools within BENJAMIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 94 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so BENJAMIN SCHOOL sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, BENJAMIN SCHOOL answers to BENJAMIN ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, BENJAMIN SCHOOL lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 47% Hispanic. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.7:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BENJAMIN SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of +1.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Knox County put median household income runs about $56,667, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BENJAMIN SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 710 students).

Nearest neighbor: KNOX CITY SCHOOL, around 11.3 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BENJAMIN SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 94 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 37% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 today.

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