Benge Elementary

Benge Elementary is an one-room-style elementary campus in BENGE, Washington, operated by Benge School District. The school instructs 14 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 380.

Operationally, Benge Elementary answers to Benge School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Benge Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Adams County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,136 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Adams County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,324 students), of which Benge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lacrosse High School, roughly 12.5 miles away.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benge Elementary has increased 17%, going from 12 students in 2018 to 14 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 100% to 86%. Class-load math has widened: from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

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