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Benson Elementary

Regular School · Benson, NC

Benson Elementary is a regular school school in Benson, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 719 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
719
Teachers (FTE)
45.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 281 39%
Hispanic/Latino 259 36%
Black or African American 122 17%
Two or more races 56 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 719 375M / 344F

English Language Learners: 65 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 27.0% -14.9pp 41.9% 230
Reading Proficiency 32.0% -14.9pp 46.9% 230

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
14
1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
206
28.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 719 100%

Contact & Location

2040 Hwy 50 N

Benson, NC 27504

Phone: (919)894-4233

http://johnstoncountypsnc.sites.thrillshare.com/o/bes

District

Johnston County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,288

District enrollment: 37,286

NCES ID

370237001009

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