Benton School District
A public school district in Benton, Arkansas, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,806
- Students enrolled
- 390
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 721.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $9,367
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,806 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,633rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $9,367 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 2% 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 School District spent $9,367 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,637 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $9,367 | $55.3 million | 5,904 |
| FY2022 | $8,851 | $50.7 million | 5,723 |
| FY2021 | $8,707 | $47.8 million | 5,485 |
| FY2020 | $7,755 | $43.8 million | 5,648 |
| FY2019 | $7,753 | $43.8 million | 5,645 |
| FY2018 | $7,883 | $42.4 million | 5,378 |
| FY2017 | $7,840 | $40.8 million | 5,202 |
| FY2016 | $7,990 | $41.1 million | 5,141 |
| FY2015 | $7,711 | $39.3 million | 5,095 |
| FY2014 | $7,735 | $38.7 million | 5,009 |
| FY2013 | $7,576 | $36.8 million | 4,859 |
| FY2012 | $7,895 | $37.2 million | 4,712 |
| FY2011 | $7,723 | $36.7 million | 4,750 |
| FY2010 | $7,573 | $35.4 million | 4,681 |
| FY2009 | $7,261 | $33.6 million | 4,625 |
| FY2008 | $7,187 | $32.9 million | 4,578 |
| FY2007 | $6,952 | $31.9 million | 4,591 |
| FY2006 | $6,817 | $30.1 million | 4,409 |
| FY2005 | $6,637 | $28.2 million | 4,254 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.4 million | 12.3% |
| State | $41.8 million | 54.8% |
| Local | $25.1 million | 32.9% |
| Total | $76.2 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Angie Grant Elementary School | 340 |
| Benton High School | 1,298 |
| Benton Junior High School | 971 |
| Benton Middle School | 1,363 |
| Caldwell Elementary School | 427 |
| MT. View Elementary | 431 |
| Perrin Elementary School | 465 |
| Ringgold Elementary School | 511 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0502960
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arkansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arkansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arkansas 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