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Benton High School

Regular School · Benton, LA

Benton High School is a regular school school in Benton, Louisiana, serving grades 08–12 with 1,515 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
08 – 12
Enrollment
1,515
Teachers (FTE)
81.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 1,121 74%
Black or African American 230 15%
Hispanic/Latino 87 6%
Two or more races 43 3%
Asian 23 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 0%
Total enrollment 1,515 771M / 744F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 55.0% +25.5pp 29.5% 390
Reading Proficiency 63.0% +22.3pp 40.7% 400
Science Proficiency 43.0% — 324
4-Year Graduation Rate 95.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (6)
212 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
171 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
652
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
101
6.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
744
49.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,515 100%

Contact & Location

449 Fairburn Avenue

Benton, LA 71006

Phone: (318)759-2580

District

Bossier Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,326

District enrollment: 23,918

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

220027000117

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD