Benson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Benson, North Carolina
Benson Elementary in Benson, North Carolina enrolled 719 students in 2024-25 with 45.4 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
608 students in 2022-23, 603 students in 2023-24, 719 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 45.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 608 | 42.0 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 48.5 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 719 | 45.4 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; 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 565 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benson Elementary enrolled 565 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 565 of the 565 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.1% of students were White, 36.0% Hispanic, 17.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.1%
- Hispanic36.0%
- Black17.0%
- Two or more races7.8%
- American Indian0.1%
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.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Benson Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 58‑62% | 54% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Benson
2 public elementary schools in Benson report 2024-25 enrollment; Benson Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Elementary | 719 | 15.9 | 99.6% |
| Meadow School | 646 | 15.0 | 98.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Benson Elementary
- Coats ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.0 miles away: 633 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Four Oaks ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.8 miles away: 1,051 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
- Compare Benson Elementary with Coats ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Johnston County Public Schools spends per student$11,352 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,352
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBenson Elementary is the number 157 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#157 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- 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 Benson Elementary
How many students attend Benson Elementary?
719 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 608 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Benson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benson Elementary?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benson Elementary a Title I school?
Benson Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Benson Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Benson Elementary scored proficient or above: 58-62% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Benson Elementary in?
Johnston County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370237001009 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.