Benton Elementary

Benton Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Benton, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Benton School District. The school instructs 131 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Benton Elementary sits 59% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Benton School District, which oversees 3 schools and 223 students, Benton Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Benton Elementary records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lafayette County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Benton Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Benton Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Benton Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.1%; actual is 62.2%, +14.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lafayette County shows median household income runs about $76,462, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Benton Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Lafayette County (combined enrollment of about 2,658 students).

Benton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benton Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 25%: 105 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 97% to 92%.

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