Kiona-Benton City Elementary

Kiona-Benton City Elementary operates as a big elementary campus in Benton City, Washington, overseen by Kiona-Benton City School District. Current enrollment sits at 620 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 63% above typical.

Kiona-Benton City School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,395 students. Kiona-Benton City Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kiona-Benton City Elementary reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 38% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Benton County's rate of about 49%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Benton County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,874, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Kiona-Benton City Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Kiona-Benton City Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kiona-Benton City Elementary.

The school occupies an outlying site.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.