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Benson Unified School District (79226)

Benson, Arizona · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,287
Students enrolled
5
Public schools
71
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 11
  • Kindergarten 70
  • Grade 1 75
  • Grade 2 77
  • Grade 3 88
  • Grade 4 92
  • Grade 5 94
  • Grade 6 91
  • Grade 7 98
  • Grade 8 105
  • Grade 9 119
  • Grade 10 134
  • Grade 11 119
  • Grade 12 114

By race/ethnicity

  • White 61%
  • Hispanic/Latino 31%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1%
  • Black or African American 1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Asian <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$11,609 spent per student on day-to-day operations Arizona median: $12,043 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,006
  • Support services $5,043
  • Other (food service, etc.) $559

Where the money comes from

  • Local 30%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 15%

Total revenue $18.9 milliontotal spending $17.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year. Some figures for this district are NCES estimates.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

199

District office

360 S PATAGONIA ST, Benson AZ 85602

County

Cochise County

Official website

NCES District ID

400212

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About Benson Unified School District (79226)

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

It is the mission of Benson Schools to provide a safe and welcoming learning community that prepares students to be competitive and productive citizens.
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