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Benton Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6136 Highway 3
Benton, LA 71006
Phone
(318) 549-5250
District
Bossier Parish
County
BOSSIER PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
833
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.9% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Benton Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
37%
74%
46%
57%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
35%
61%
46%
33%
24%
47%
35%
61%
46%
33%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 405 48.6%
Grade 8 428 51.4%
Total 833 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.6% 53.6% 43.1%
Black 13.6% 30.8% 42.8%
Hispanic 7.8% 13.4% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.8% 53.8% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 22.2% 46.7% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 7.1% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 129,134 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 153.8 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,661 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.3% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,380 $174,075,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $689 $16,250,000 5.0%
Staff $859 $20,267,000 6.2%
General Administration $290 $6,845,000 2.1%
School Administration $769 $18,133,000 5.6%
Operation $1,326 $31,273,000 9.6%
Transportation $668 $15,759,000 4.8%
Other $370 $8,731,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,971 $117,258,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,467 $34,604,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $13,819 $325,937,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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