City: Benton, PN
Address: 600 Green Acres Road
District: Benton Area SD
Phone: (570)925-2651
Fax: (570)925-0956
Length of school day: 7
Number of instructional days: 180
Community type: RURAL
School Enrollment: 342
Low income: 31.0%
Attendance rate: 94.09%
Number of students entering this school: 12
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 19
High School graduation rate: 91.1%
HS graduation rate for male students: 87%
HS graduation rate for female students: 95.5%
HS graduation rate for white students: 91.1%
HS graduation rate for black students: 0%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 0%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 0%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 53
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 11
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 3
Number of graduates intending to join military: 3
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 36
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 86
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 21
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 0
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 0
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 0
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 3.4%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 33.3%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 11.4%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 36.4%
Total number of teachers: 33
Full-time teachers: 32
Part-time teachers: 0
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 41
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 23
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 0
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 4
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 11
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 11
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 6
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 6
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 7
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 13
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 6
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 0
Total number of teachers in this district: 64
Administration staff: 1
Other full-time service coordinators: 0
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 100.0%
Councelors: 2
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 0
7th grade enrollment : 66
8th grade enrollment : 78
9th grade enrollment : 56
10th grade enrollment : 54
11th grade enrollment : 41
12th grade enrollment : 47
Statistics about Benton Area JSHS in Benton, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 498.33
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 13.3
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 23.3
Average math SAT score: 489.33
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 6.7
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 33.3
SAT average for all students taking the test: 987.67
ACT average for all students taking the test: 22
Average teacher salary: $40175
Teacher salary range: $24704 - $47814
Average administration staff salary: $60058
Administration staff salary range: $58000 - $64174
Suspensions: 30
Explusions: 0
Law-enforcement incidents: 0
Library titles: 9301
Library titles checked out during school year: 4912
Computers: 104
CD-ROM titles: 10
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 97.4%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 10.8%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 37.8%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 18.9%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 32.4%
Scaled math score: 1280
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 97.4%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 18.9%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 51.4%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 16.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 13.5%
Scaled reading score: 1350
Grade 8 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 100.0%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 8.1%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 39.2%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 20.3%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 32.4%
Scaled math score: 1290
Grade 8 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 100.0%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 17.6%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 43.2%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 24.3%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 14.9%
Scaled reading score: 1320