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Benson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
360 S Patagonia St
Benson, AZ 85602
Phone
(520) 720-6710
District
Benson Unified School District (79226)
County
COCHISE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
443
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.8% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Benson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
40%
39%
44%
36%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 130 29.3%
Grade 10 121 27.3%
Grade 11 104 23.5%
Grade 12 88 19.9%
Total 443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.1% 66.3% 36.4%
Black 1.6% 1.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 26.8% 30.1% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.8% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.9% 48.4% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 30.9% 39.5% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 8.9% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,874 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.5 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.4% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.9% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 31.1% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,381 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.5% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.8% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.9% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,834 $6,651,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $802 $1,104,000 7.8%
Staff $323 $444,000 3.2%
General Administration $193 $266,000 1.9%
School Administration $398 $547,000 3.9%
Operation $1,291 $1,777,000 12.6%
Transportation $427 $588,000 4.2%
Other $421 $579,000 4.1%
Total Support $3,855 $5,305,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,547 $2,129,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $10,236 $14,085,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
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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