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James M. Bennett High

(410) 677-5141

Physical Address:
300 East College Ave
Salisbury, MD  21804
Mailing Address:
300 E College Avenue
Salisbury, MD  21804

School Information

District:
Wicomico County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Wicomico County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1282

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in James M. Bennett High

This School County Average State Average
White 54.21% 52.91% 45.40%
Black 35.49% 38.19% 40.38%
Hispanic 5.38% 5.46% 10.26%
Asian/Pacific 4.84% 3.24% 5.87%
American Indian 0.08% 0.45% 0.61%

Genders in James M. Bennett High

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.40% 50.49% 50.53%
Female 48.6% 49.51% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for James M. Bennett High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 767 721 695
Black 439 457 455
Hispanic 67 78 69
Asian/Pacific 71 56 62
American Indian 2 1 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 1346 1313 1282

Enrollment by Gender for James M. Bennett High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 675 681 659
Female 671 632 623
Total 1346 1313 1282

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for James M. Bennett High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1346 1313 1282
# Eligible for free lunch 305 (23%) 361 (27%) 363 (28%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 56 (4%) 43 (3%) 41 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 361 (27%) 404 (31%) 404 (32%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for James M. Bennett High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1346 1313 1282
Fulltime teachers 83.5 87.0 88.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.10 15.10 14.49
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.22 14.13 14.33