District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
2800600
State District ID:
MS-0500
Mailing Address:231 Court StreetAshland MS, 38603
Phone:
(662)224-6252
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
4
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.benton.k12.ms.us
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Benton County |
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| County ID: | 28009 |
| Locale: | Rural, Remote (43) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 32820 |
| Total Students: | 909 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 84.00 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 10.82 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Benton County School District district has a staff count of
188.84.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 84.00 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 1.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 1.00 |
| Elementary: | 31.00 |
| Secondary: | 34.00 |
| Ungraded: | 17.00 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 104.84 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 17.50 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 4.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 2.50 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 2.50 |
| School Psychologists: | – |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | – |
| District Administrators: | 6.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 4.00 |
| School Administrators: | 5.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 7.00 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 8.84 |
| Other Support Services: | 49.00 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $13,222,000 | $13,759 | |
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| Federal: | $4,695,000 | $4,886 | 36% | |||
| Local: | $2,232,000 | $2,323 | 17% | |||
| State: | $6,295,000 | $6,550 | 48% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $13,933,000 | $14,498 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $13,319,000 | $13,860 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $7,179,000 | $7,470 | 54% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $1,350,000 | $1,405 | 10% | |||
| Administration: | $2,034,000 | $2,117 | 15% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $2,756,000 | $2,868 | 21% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $534,000 | $556 | ||||
| Construction: | $95,000 | $99 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $80,000 | $83 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.