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Benton School District (Arkansas)

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Benton School District
Location
211 Border Street Benton, Arkansas 72015 United States
District information
Grades	PK–12
Accreditation	Arkansas Department of Education
Schools	7^[1]
NCES District ID	0502960^[1]
Students and staff
Students	4,750^[1]
Teachers	288.36 (onFTE basis)^[1]
Staff	503.36 (onFTE basis)^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	16.47^[1]
Other information
Website	ww2.bentonschools.org

Benton School District is a public school district based in Benton, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 112.22 square miles (290.6 km²) of land,^{[citation needed]} including portions of Saline County and Garland County serving communities such as most of Benton, a small slice of Salem CDP,^[2] Lonsdale,^[3] and Hot Springs National Park.^{[citation needed]}

The district proves comprehensive education for more than 4,750 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students while employing more than 500 faculty, administrators and staff.^{[citation needed]} The district and its seven schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

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In 1979 the Rural Dale School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Benton district.^[4]

Schools

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Secondary schools

Benton High School, serving more than 950 students in grades 10 through 12.
Benton Junior High School, serving more than 700 students in grades 8 and 9.
Benton Middle School, serving more than 1150 students in grades 5, 6 and 7.

Elementary schools

Angie Grant Elementary School, serving more than 550 students in prekindergarten through grade 4.
Caldwell Elementary School, serving more than 500 students in kindergarten through grade 4.
Perrin Elementary School, serving more than 600 students in prekindergarten through grade 4.
Ringgold Elementary School, serving more than 550 students in prekindergarten through grade 4.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Benton School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Saline County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Garland County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 17 (PDF p. 17/27).