Bennett Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Bennett, Colorado
Bennett Elementary School in Bennett, Colorado enrolled 251 students in 2024-25 with 15.6 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
257 students in 2022-23, 248 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.9 to 15.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 18.8 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 251 | 15.6 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 512 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bennett Elementary School enrolled 256 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 512 of the 256 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.8% of students were Hispanic, 41.4% White, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.8%
- White41.4%
- Two or more races4.8%
- American Indian2.4%
- Black2.0%
- Asian1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Bennett
2 public elementary schools in Bennett report 2024-25 enrollment; Bennett Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Intermediate School | 256 | 16.6 | 36.7% |
| Bennett Elementary School | 251 | 16.1 | 32.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bennett Elementary School
- Bennett Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 256 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Strasburg Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 544 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Compare Bennett Elementary School with Bennett Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bennett School District No. 29J spends per student$10,775 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,775
- The largest public schools in ColoradoBennett Elementary School is the number 818 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#818 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bennett Elementary School
How many students attend Bennett Elementary School?
251 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bennett, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Elementary School?
16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bennett Elementary School a Title I school?
Bennett Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bennett Elementary School in?
Bennett School District No. 29J, NCES district ID 0802430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080243000091 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.