Benton Area SD
A public school district in Benton, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 611
- Students enrolled
- 59.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 109
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,325
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 611 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,959th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 558th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 44% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,325 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 78% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Benton Area SD spent $21,325 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,635 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,325 | $13.2 million | 621 |
| FY2022 | $19,746 | $12.5 million | 635 |
| FY2021 | $18,485 | $12.1 million | 653 |
| FY2020 | $18,735 | $12.5 million | 668 |
| FY2019 | $17,689 | $11.4 million | 644 |
| FY2018 | $16,181 | $10.8 million | 668 |
| FY2017 | $15,607 | $10.3 million | 662 |
| FY2016 | $14,715 | $9.9 million | 671 |
| FY2015 | $13,179 | $9.2 million | 697 |
| FY2014 | $12,777 | $8.8 million | 690 |
| FY2013 | $13,140 | $9.3 million | 707 |
| FY2012 | $11,573 | $8.4 million | 724 |
| FY2011 | $12,832 | $9.1 million | 709 |
| FY2010 | $12,188 | $8.7 million | 711 |
| FY2009 | $11,562 | $8.6 million | 744 |
| FY2008 | $10,640 | $8.0 million | 755 |
| FY2007 | $9,203 | $7.6 million | 829 |
| FY2006 | $9,728 | $7.5 million | 767 |
| FY2005 | $9,635 | $7.5 million | 776 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $912.0 thousand | 5.6% |
| State | $7.1 million | 44.0% |
| Local | $8.2 million | 50.4% |
| Total | $16.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Benton Area High School | 200 |
| Benton Area MS | 100 |
| L R Appleman El School | 308 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4203390
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved