Benson Polytechnic High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Portland, Oregon

Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon enrolled 896 students in 2024-25 with 58.2 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Oregon: 81.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

824 students in 2022-23, 818 students in 2023-24, 896 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.5 to 58.2.

Students enrolled at Benson Polytechnic High School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 818, 2024-25: 89602505007501k2022-238242023-248182024-25896
Students enrolled at Benson Polytechnic High School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 818, 2024-25: 89602505007501k2022-238242023-248182024-25896
Students enrolled at Benson Polytechnic High School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 818, 2024-25: 89602505007501k2022-238242023-248182024-25896
Students enrolled at Benson Polytechnic High School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 818, 2024-25: 89602505007501k2022-238242023-248182024-25896
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382459.513.8
2023-2481855.414.8
2024-2589658.215.4

15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Oregon high schools

Among the 250 Oregon high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; This school 15.4; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; This school 15.4; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; This school 15.4; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 18.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Oregon high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 42.6; This school 15.4; state median 18.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 18.2U.S. 14.5

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).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 299 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benson Polytechnic High School enrolled 898 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 299 of the 898 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent45.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.0% of students were White, 26.4% Hispanic, 12.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White45.0%
  2. Hispanic26.4%
  3. Two or more races12.4%
  4. Black10.0%
  5. Asian5.2%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 and 2022-23

The students tested at Benson Polytechnic High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%55%44%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%44% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 234 students in Benson Polytechnic High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOregon
Four-year graduation rate92%84%81.3%
Students in the class2343,54446,371

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Portland

18 public high schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
David Douglas High School2,75619.992.3%
Westview High School2,42320.450.1%
Grant High School2,14920.341.8%
Sunset High School1,81221.550.3%
Franklin High School1,80718.441.9%
Leodis V. McDaniel High School1,68117.097.8%
Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School1,65020.041.9%
Lincoln High School1,61119.642.0%

All public schools in Portland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Benson Polytechnic High School

  1. Franklin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,807 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. David Douglas High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 2,756 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Benson Polytechnic High School with Franklin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portland School District spends per student$20,014 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,014
  5. The largest public schools in OregonBenson Polytechnic High School is the number 73 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 260
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.15.4:1
  7. 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 Polytechnic High School

  1. How many students attend Benson Polytechnic High School?
    896 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 824 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Portland, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Benson Polytechnic High School?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for high schools is 18.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Benson Polytechnic High School a Title I school?
    Benson Polytechnic High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Benson Polytechnic High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Benson Polytechnic High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Benson Polytechnic High School?
    92% of the 234 students in Benson Polytechnic High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Benson Polytechnic High School in?
    Portland School District, NCES district ID 4110040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411004000956 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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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