Contact & Location
Enrollment & Schools
198
Total Schools
102,002
Total Enrollment
PK-13
Grade Range
School Breakdown
6
Preschools
37
Elementary
Schools
23
Middle
Schools
28
High
Schools
Rating Distribution
4225%
4829%
7646%
School Types
By Type
Public
194Charter
4Private
0By Level
Elementary
37Middle
23High
28Reviews (Aggregated)
3.5
Average Rating
1,107
Total Reviews
Demographics (Aggregated)
Ethnicity Breakdown
White
61%
Black / African American
17%
Hispanic / Latino
12%
Two or More Races
5%
Asian
2%
Native American
1%
Gender Distribution
51%Male
49%Female
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%Students Eligible
vs. State Average
56%
Academic Performance (Aggregated)
Average Ratings
6.1
Overall6.5
Test Scores—
Equity5.3
College ReadinessAverage ACT Score
18.6
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
972
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
80%
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
10%
Students
School Performance Summary
Below Average
25% (42)
Average
29% (48)
Above Average
46% (76)
Benton School District is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.
Schools in Benton School District
198 schoolsPreschools
(6)——————
Butler Early Childhood
Preschoolpublic•73 students
Delphos City Schools (Preschool)
Preschoolpublic•33 students
Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool
Preschoolpublic•66 students
Emanuel County Preschool Center
Preschoolpublic
Little Buccaneers Student Child Care Center
Preschoolpublic0
Singing Hills Preschool
Preschoolpublic•73 students
Elementary Schools
(37)8
Anderson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•529 students
3
Angie Grant Elementary School
Elementarypublic•319 students
10
Bay Elementary School
Elementarypublic•911 students
7
Bess Herian Elementary School
Elementarypublic•98 students
6
Bondurant - Farrar Middle School
Elementarypublic•380 students
4
Butler Elementary School
Elementarypublic•420 students
7
Caldwell Elementary School
Elementarypublic•417 students
9
Caldwell Middle School
Elementarypublic•298 students
Captain James Lawrence Elementary School
Elementarypublic•256 students
9
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementarypublic•387 students
6
Clatskanie Elementary School
Elementarypublic•397 students
5
Copperopolis Elementary School
Elementarypublic•216 students
Elias Boudinot Elementary School
Elementarypublic•13 students
8
Fort River Elementary School
Elementarypublic•365 students
7
Franklin Elementary School
Elementarypublic•363 students
3
Gary Road Intermediate School
Elementarypublic•703 students
7
Howard Elementary School
Elementarypublic•90 students
7
Jones County Elementary - 02
Elementarypublic•79 students
Kalispel Language Immersion School
Elementarypublic•34 students
9
Lake Ridge Elementary School
Elementarypublic•627 students
3
Maude Saunders Elementary School
Elementarypublic•598 students
8
Meadow Glen Elementary
Elementarypublic•810 students
7
Mountaintop Area Elementary School
Elementarypublic•116 students
9
New Providence Elementary School
Elementarypublic•803 students
6
Perrin Elementary School
Elementarypublic•450 students
6
Port Matilda Elementary School
Elementarypublic•100 students
5
Running Creek Elementary School
Elementarypublic•309 students
7
Shore Road School
Elementarypublic•273 students
6
Singing Hills Elementary School
Elementarypublic•418 students
2
Swainsboro Elementary School
Elementarypublic•604 students
8
Towne Acres Elementary School
Elementarypublic•440 students
9
Van R. Butler Elementary School
Elementarypublic•844 students
7
West Defuniak Elementary School
Elementarypublic•637 students
5
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
Elementarypublic•449 students
8
Wildwood Elementary School
Elementarypublic•288 students
4
Wingate Elementary School
Elementarypublic•373 students
8
Winthrop Avenue School
Elementarypublic•312 students
Middle Schools
(23)5
Apache Middle School
Middlepublic•109 students
5
Beechwood Middle
Middlepublic•1,014 students
6
Benton Junior High School
Middlepublic•879 students
5
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High
Middlepublic•440 students
2
Byram Middle School
Middlepublic•772 students
4
Carolina Springs Middle School
Middlepublic•914 students
Carver Middle School
Middlepublic•93 students
5
Elizabeth Middle School
Middlepublic•419 students
8
Emerald Coast Middle School
Middlepublic•910 students
5
Evergreen Junior High School
Middlepublic•699 students
6
Gilbert Middle School
Middlepublic•822 students
9
Guntersville Middle School
Middlepublic•406 students
4
Houma Junior High School
Middlepublic•729 students
7
Indian Trail Middle School
Middlepublic•808 students
7
Lakeside Middle School
Middlepublic•839 students
8
Liberty Bell Middle School
Middlepublic•898 students
3
Marsh Valley Middle School
Middlepublic•188 students
8
Meadow Glen Middle School
Middlepublic•808 students
3
Pelion Middle School
Middlepublic•566 students
8
Pleasant Hill Middle School
Middlepublic•748 students
5
Swainsboro Middle School
Middlepublic•592 students
7
Walton Middle School
Middlepublic•804 students
3
White Knoll Middle School
Middlepublic•816 students
High Schools
(28)4
Apache High School
Highpublic•162 students
9
Benton High School
Highpublic•1,288 students
6
Bondurant-Farrar High School
Highpublic•761 students
4
Brewer High School
Highpublic•720 students
6
Elizabeth High School
Highpublic•679 students
5
Ellender Memorial High School
Highpublic•868 students
Emerald Coast Technical College
Highpublic0
1
Farmington Senior High School
Highpublic•239 students
8
Freeport Senior High School
Highpublic•709 students
7
Gilbert High School
Highpublic•1,118 students
5
Guntersville High School
Highpublic•565 students
7
H. L. Bourgeois High School
Highpublic•1,411 students
Hinds Co Career/Technical Center
Highpublic0
3
Jones County High School - 01
Highpublic•51 students
9
Lexington High School
Highpublic•2,410 students
Lexington Technology Center
Highpublic0
3
Pelion High School
Highpublic•727 students
4
Raymond High School
Highpublic•570 students
9
River Bluff High School
Highpublic•2,197 students
8
Science Hill High School
Highpublic•2,401 students
5
South Terrebonne High School
Highpublic•914 students
8
South Walton High School
Highpublic•1,017 students
3
Swainsboro High School
Highpublic•763 students
Terrebonne Career And Technical High School
Highpublic0
8
Terrebonne High School
Highpublic•1,386 students
5
Terry High School
Highpublic•1,098 students
7
Walton High School
Highpublic•976 students
4
White Knoll High School
Highpublic•2,204 students
Other Schools
(104)9
Acadian Elementary School
Schoolpublic•617 students
5
Apache Elementary School
Schoolpublic•222 students
6
Bald Eagle Area Junior-Senior High School
Schoolpublic•842 students
8
Bayou Black Elementary School
Schoolpublic•177 students
6
Benton Middle School
Schoolpublic•777 students
4
Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School
Schoolpublic•361 students
9
Bourg Elementary School
Schoolpublic•410 students
3
Bowler Elementary School
Schoolpublic•148 students
5
Bowler High School
Schoolpublic•149 students
7
Brewer Community School
Schoolpublic•884 students
9
Broadmoor Elementary School
Schoolpublic•612 students
4
Burlington City High School
Schoolpublic•813 students
4
Butler High School
Schoolpublic•504 students
4
Carolina Springs Elementary School
Schoolpublic•850 students
4
Centerville Elementary
Schoolpublic•816 students
Chana Educ Center/Rock River
Schoolpublic0
6
Cherokee Elementary School
Schoolpublic•342 students
6
Clatskanie Middle/High School
Schoolpublic•291 students
6
Clinton Prairie Elementary School
Schoolpublic•663 students
6
Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School
Schoolpublic•530 students
8
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School
Schoolpublic•675 students
7
Crocker Farm Elementary School
Schoolpublic•358 students
6
Cusick Jr Sr High School
Schoolpublic•134 students
7
Deerfield Elementary School
Schoolpublic•803 students
7
Downey Elementary School
Schoolpublic•96 students
9
Dularge Elementary School
Schoolpublic•298 students
5
Eastford Elementary School
Schoolpublic•151 students
6
Emanuel County Institute
Schoolpublic•534 students
7
Essex High School
Schoolpublic•514 students
3
Essex Intermediate School
Schoolpublic•333 students
6
Fairmont Elementary School
Schoolpublic•586 students
2
Forts Pond Elementary School
Schoolpublic•468 students
6
Freeport Elementary School
Schoolpublic•1,137 students
7
Freeport Middle School
Schoolpublic•881 students
3
Gary Road Elementary School
Schoolpublic•672 students
6
Gibson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•162 students
6
Gilbert Elementary School
Schoolpublic•768 students
Gilbert Primary School
Schoolpublic•818 students
9
Grand Caillou Elementary School
Schoolpublic•400 students
5
Grand Caillou Middle School
Schoolpublic•318 students
10
Guntersville Elementary School
Schoolpublic•493 students
7
Henry Wilson Memorial School
Schoolpublic•287 students
Home Pride
Schoolpublic•90 students
9
Honduras Elementary School
Schoolpublic•281 students
8
Inkom Elementary School
Schoolpublic•223 students
7
Jefferson High School
Schoolpublic•225 students
4
Jefferson Middle School
Schoolpublic•245 students
Johnson City Virtual Academy
Schoolpublic•97 students
8
Jones County Middle School - 04
Schoolpublic•54 students
9
Lacache Middle School
Schoolpublic•304 students
9
Lake Murray Elementary School
Schoolpublic•901 students
Lava Elementary School
Schoolpublic•65 students
Learners, Empowered Academic Progress (LEAP)
Schoolpublic•9 students
4
Legacy Academy
Schoolcharter•415 students
8
Legion Park Middle School
Schoolpublic•283 students
4
Lexington Elementary School
Schoolpublic•701 students
8
Lisa Park Elementary School
Schoolpublic•578 students
Main Street Alternative School
Schoolpublic0
7
Mark Twain Elementary School
Schoolpublic•507 students
3
Marsh Valley High School
Schoolpublic•405 students
10
Midway Elementary School
Schoolpublic•891 students
9
Montegut Elementary School
Schoolpublic•232 students
7
Montegut Middle School
Schoolpublic•500 students
Morris Elementary School
Schoolpublic•621 students
8
Mossy Head School
Schoolpublic•530 students
6
Mountain View Elementary School
Schoolpublic•498 students
4
Mountain View Elementary School
Schoolpublic•281 students
9
Mulberry Elementary School
Schoolpublic•768 students
7
North Side Elementary School
Schoolpublic•375 students
6
Oak Grove Elementary School
Schoolpublic•738 students
5
Oaklawn Junior High School
Schoolpublic•587 students
9
Oakshire Elementary School
Schoolpublic•571 students
OCEC Life Skills
Schoolpublic0
4
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Schoolcharter•1,022 students
5
Paxton School
Schoolpublic•782 students
5
Pelion Elementary School
Schoolpublic•611 students
5
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Schoolpublic•898 students
Raymond Elementary School
Schoolpublic•377 students
8
Red Bank Elementary School
Schoolpublic•568 students
Reinhard Early Childhood Center
Schoolpublic•550 students
4
Ringgold Elementary School
Schoolpublic•427 students
9
Rocky Creek Elementary School
Schoolpublic•863 students
Samuel Smith Elementary School
Schoolpublic•302 students
4
Saxe Gotha Elementary School
Schoolpublic•686 students
School For Exceptional Children
Schoolpublic•28 students
9
Schriever Elementary School
Schoolpublic•447 students
9
Seaside Neighborhood School
Schoolcharter•593 students
8
South Side Elementary School
Schoolpublic•407 students
5
Southdown Elementary School
Schoolpublic•504 students
Swainsboro Primary School
Schoolpublic•824 students
4
Tappahannock Elementary School
Schoolpublic•334 students
5
Twin City Elementary School
Schoolpublic•502 students
9
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School
Schoolpublic•360 students
4
Utica Elementary / Middle School
Schoolpublic•322 students
3
Valley View Community Elementary School
Schoolpublic•266 students
5
Village East Elementary School
Schoolpublic•355 students
1
Walton Academy, Inc.
Schoolcharter•107 students
1
Walton Initiative For Success In Education (Wise)
Schoolpublic•270 students
Walton Learning Center
Schoolpublic•34 students
Walton Virtual Franchise
Schoolpublic•21 students
Walton Virtual School Full Time
Schoolpublic0
WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD-7023
Schoolpublic
6
White Knoll Elementary School
Schoolpublic•673 students
9
Woodland Elementary School
Schoolpublic•522 students
Reported Incidents
Report an IncidentCommunity-reported and third-party-sourced concerns. All incidents are allegations, not established facts.
Inappropriate TeachingGender IdentityHighAdded 2d ago
District hides gender from parents
Alleged incident in Marsh Valley Joint District · Idaho
A school district has implemented a policy concerning student gender identity and sexual orientation. This policy directs staff to keep a student's gender identity confidential from their parents. It also mandates the use of preferred pronouns and allows students to use facilities aligning with their gender identity, with potential termination for staff who do not comply.
Occurred on May 10, 2021Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Data aggregated from 198 schools in Benton School District.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 1, 2026Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.