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Benson Magnet High School

(402) 557-3000

Physical Address:
5120 Maple ST
Omaha, NE  68104
Mailing Address:
5120 Maple ST
Omaha, NE  68104

School Information

District:
Omaha Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Douglas County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1512

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Benson Magnet High School

This School County Average State Average
Black 46.36% 21.38% 7.30%
White 35.65% 57.81% 80.42%
Hispanic 11.18% 16.10% 12.30%
Asian/Pacific 5.22% 3.50% 2.30%
American Indian 1.59% 1.85% 4.01%

Genders in Benson Magnet High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.60% 50.96% 46.90%
Female 49.4% 49.04% 53.1%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Benson Magnet High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 701 716 701
White 578 584 539
Hispanic 156 146 169
Asian/Pacific 39 51 79
American Indian 30 29 24
Others 0 0 0
Total 1504 1526 1512

Enrollment by Gender for Benson Magnet High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 792 787 765
Female 712 739 747
Total 1504 1526 1512

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Benson Magnet High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1504 1526 1512
# Eligible for free lunch 893 (59%) 872 (57%) 921 (61%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 186 (12%) 195 (13%) 201 (13%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1079 (72%) 1067 (70%) 1122 (74%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Benson Magnet High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1504 1526 1512
Fulltime teachers 95.4 97.8 101.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.80 15.60 14.85
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.14 14.18 13.20