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Benton, TN
Public School Ratings




Benton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Polk County School District details

Polk County School District
131 Stephens St
Benton, TN 37307

2,148 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Polk County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.1% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
38%
38%
38%
37%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benton Elementary School
215 Schoolhouse Hill Rd
Benton, TN, 37307
PK-05
Chilhowee Middle School
215 Schoolhouse Hill Rd
Benton, TN, 37307
06-08
Copper Basin Elementary School
206 Cougar Dr
Copperhill, TN, 37317
PK-06
Copper Basin High School
205 Cougar Dr
Copperhill, TN, 37317
07-12
Polk County High School
7200 Highway 411 North
Benton, TN, 37307
09-12
Polk Innovative Learning Academy School
131 Stephens St
Benton, TN, 37307
KG-12
South Polk Elementary School
964 Old Federal Rd
Old Fort, TN, 37362
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.5% 61.4%
Black 0.8% 21.6%
Hispanic 2.3% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,097 $13,097,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $1,358,000 5.8%
Staff $550 $1,182,000 5.0%
General Administration $336 $721,000 3.1%
School Administration $582 $1,250,000 5.3%
Operation $801 $1,720,000 7.3%
Transportation $480 $1,032,000 4.4%
Other $197 $423,000 1.8%
Total Support $3,578 $7,686,000 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,280 $2,750,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $10,956 $23,533,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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