Benton School District (Arkansas)

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]}

Benton School District
Location
211 Border Street Benton, Arkansas 72015 United States
District information
Grades	PK–12 (PK is not available in certain primary schools)
Accreditation	Arkansas Department of Education
Schools	7[1]
NCES District ID	0502960[1]
Students and staff
Students	4,750[1]
Teachers	288.36 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff	503.36 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	16.47[1]
Other information
Website	ww2.bentonschools.org

The district provides 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

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

Schools

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.
• Mountain View Middle School, serving more than 600 students in grades 5, 6 and 7. This School is opening for the upcoming 2025 - 2026 school year.

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.
• Mountain View Elementary School, serving more than 400 students in prekindergarten through grade 4.