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Benton Elementary School

(270) 527-3373

Physical Address:
208 West 11th ST
Benton, KY  42025
Mailing Address:
208 W 11th ST
Benton, KY  42025

School Information

District:
Marshall County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Marshall County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
599

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Benton Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 98.16% 98.38% 82.85%
Hispanic 0.83% 0.80% 3.71%
Others 0.50% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.33% 0.37% 1.48%
Black 0.17% 0.39% 11.86%
American Indian 0% 0.36% 0.32%

Genders in Benton Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.59% 51.03% 49.37%
Female 48.41% 48.97% 50.63%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Benton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 558 559 588
Hispanic 2 1 5
Others 0 0 3
Asian/Pacific 0 3 2
Black 0 1 1
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 560 564 599

Enrollment by Gender for Benton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 290 279 309
Female 270 285 290
Total 560 564 599

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Benton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 560 564 599
# Eligible for free lunch 149 (27%) 134 (24%) 190 (32%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 46 (8%) 34 (6%) 47 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 195 (35%) 168 (30%) 237 (40%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Benton Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 560 564 599
Fulltime teachers 34.2 34.2 34.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.40 16.50 17.62
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.28 15.05 15.40