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Benton Elementary School

Serves grades 1 - 6

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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
68 School Drive
Benton, ME 04901
Phone
(207) 453-4240
District
RSU 49/MSAD 49
County
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
515
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
61%
66%
65%
53%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 80 15.5%
Grade 2 83 16.1%
Grade 3 93 18.1%
Grade 4 88 17.1%
Grade 5 80 15.5%
Grade 6 91 17.7%
Total 515 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.6% 95.0% 88.8%
Black 0.6% 0.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 2.4% 3.4% 3.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.9% 49.6% 37.5%
Free lunch eligible 37.3% 39.5% 31.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.6% 10.0% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,011 1,395,722
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 91.1 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 29.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.6% 27.9%
65 OR OLDER 20.6% 21.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,342 589,085
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.1% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.1% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.0% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,100 $16,489,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,241 $2,249,000 6.9%
Staff $626 $1,135,000 3.5%
General Administration $425 $771,000 2.4%
School Administration $849 $1,539,000 4.7%
Operation $2,940 $5,328,000 16.3%
Transportation $975 $1,767,000 5.4%
Other $285 $516,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,343 $13,305,000 40.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,555 $2,817,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $17,997 $32,611,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,126 $1,749,812,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,383 $238,995,000 6.9%
Staff $911 $157,455,000 4.6%
General Administration $679 $117,374,000 3.4%
School Administration $976 $168,667,000 4.9%
Operation $1,927 $333,045,000 9.7%
Transportation $887 $153,227,000 4.5%
Other $253 $43,698,000 1.3%
Total Support $7,016 $1,212,461,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,773 $479,244,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $19,915 $3,441,517,000 100.0%
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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