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Benton Junior High School

(501) 778-7698

Physical Address:
411 Border ST
Benton, AR  72015
Mailing Address:
411 Border ST
Benton, AR  72015

School Information

District:
Benton School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Saline County
Level:
Other
Grade Span:
8 - 9
Number of Students:
729

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Benton Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
White 84.50% 87.45% 67.11%
Hispanic 6.45% 4.97% 8.28%
Black 6.04% 5.39% 25.07%
Others 1.92% 3.57% 4.06%
American Indian 1.10% 0.68% 1.11%
Asian/Pacific 0% 1.17% 1.69%

Genders in Benton Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.99% 52.02% 51.29%
Female 48.01% 47.98% 48.71%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Benton Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 603 640 616
Hispanic 20 32 47
Black 47 49 44
Others 0 0 14
American Indian 5 6 8
Asian/Pacific 4 3 0
Total 679 730 729

Enrollment by Gender for Benton Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 348 375 379
Female 331 355 350
Total 679 730 729

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Benton Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 679 730 729
# Eligible for free lunch 147 (22%) 179 (25%) 217 (30%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 46 (7%) 62 (8%) 60 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 193 (28%) 241 (33%) 277 (38%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Benton Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 679 730 729
Fulltime teachers 56.0 56.0 53.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.10 13.00 13.02
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.53 14.34 14.40