Benton High

Benton High is a very small high school located in Benton, Wisconsin. It enrolls 61 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 87% below the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin.

Federal data list 3 schools in Benton School District, with 223 students enrolled.

Of every 100 students at Benton High, about 92 are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put Lafayette County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Benton High are from different groups.

For every teacher at Benton High, there are about 8.4 students; the school has 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. Public schools in Lafayette County average 42%.

Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Benton High does better than predicted by 20.0 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.5%; the prediction is 57.5%.

American Community Survey estimates for Lafayette County show that median household income comes to about $76,462, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 2,658 students.

Benton Middle sits less than a tenth of a mile from Benton High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Benton High is 1st among 9 schools close by.

Federal data place Benton High in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 56 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 61 by 2024-25.

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