Benton Co School Dist
Public school district · Benton County · Mississippi · NCES district ID 2800600
Benton Co School Dist spent $13,860 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Mississippi districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,846). Its 3 schools enrolled 909 students in 2024-25; 47.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,916 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Mississippi: 89.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Mississippi districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Benton Co School Dist in enrollment (891 to 1,025 students) and Benton Co School Dist itself.
Where the money came from
$13,222,000 in revenue: 47.6% state, 16.9% local and 35.5% federal. Total spending including $534,000 of capital outlay was $13,933,000, or $14,498 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$6,295,000 48%
- Local$2,232,000 17%
- Federal$4,695,000 36%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 35 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
961 students in 2022-23, 933 students in 2023-24, 909 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 961 | 83.3 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 933 | 85.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 909 | 84.0 | 10.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$4,160,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,329 per student
Benton Co School Dist booked $4,160,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 87 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $47,597 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 in 100 Mississippi districts with a figure (state median $51,076, 146 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,948,000 | 70.9% |
| Special education | $729,000 | 17.5% |
| Vocational | $343,000 | 8.2% |
| Other programs | $140,000 | 3.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,502 in 2018-19, $3,777 in 2019-20, $3,862 in 2020-21, $3,883 in 2021-22, $4,329 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Benton Co School Dist scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 34% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Mississippi | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 39% | 41.7% | 503 |
| Math | 34% | 47% | 506 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 64 students in Benton Co School Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 89.4% |
| Students in the class | 64 | 31,998 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
1 elementary school, 262 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary School | 262 | 14.4 | 76.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 212 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Middle-High School | 212 | 10.4 | 75.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 435 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Flat Attendance Center | 435 | 9.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Benton Co School Dist
- Website: benton.k12.ms.us
- Phone: (662) 224-6252
- Office: 231 Court Street, Ashland, MS 38603
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Benton Co School Dist
- Mississippi districts by spending per studentBenton Co School Dist ranks 23 of 35 Mississippi districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,860).#23 of 35
- Every school district in MississippiBenton Co School Dist is the number 115 by size of 152 Mississippi districts, with 961 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#115 of 152
- Coahoma County School DistrictThe next larger Mississippi district: 988 students in fall 2022, $16,320 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,320
- Enterprise School DistrictThe next smaller Mississippi district: 955 students in fall 2022, $11,213 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,213
- Compare Benton Co School Dist with Coahoma County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Ashland Middle-High School, its largest high school212 students in 2024-25, 10.4 per teacher.212
- Teacher salary spending across MississippiBenton Co School Dist spent $47,597 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,076); spending, not a salary.$47,597
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Benton Co School Dist
How many schools and students are in Benton Co School Dist?
3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 909 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Benton Co School Dist spend per student?
$13,860 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Mississippi median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,846 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,916 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Benton Co School Dist's money come from?
$13,222,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.6% state, 16.9% local and 35.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Benton Co School Dist live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 334 of the 1,152 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 29.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Benton Co School Dist spend on teacher salaries?
$4,160,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,329 per student. Divided by the 87 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,597 per teacher, more than 15 in 100 Mississippi districts (state median $51,076). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Mississippi teacher salary at $47,162 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Benton Co School Dist do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Benton Co School Dist scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 34% in math, against 41.7% in reading and 47% in math across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Benton Co School Dist?
85-89% of the 64 students in Benton Co School Dist's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.4% across Mississippi. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Benton Co School Dist's NCES district ID?
2800600. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25