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Benson, AZ
Public School Ratings




Benson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Benson Unified School District 79226 School District details

Benson Unified School District 79226 School District
360 S Patagonia St
Benson, AZ 85602

1,300 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Benson Unified School District 79226 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arizona

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.5% of all AZ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
38%
42%
42%
39%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benson Digital Learning Center School
197 E 7 Th St
Benson, AZ, 85602
09-12
Benson Digital Learning Center Online School
197 E 7 Th St
Benson, AZ, 85602
KG-12
Benson High School
360 S Patagonia St
Benson, AZ, 85602
09-12
Benson Middle School
360 S Patagonia St
Benson, AZ, 85602
05-08
Benson Primary School
360 S Patagonia St
Benson, AZ, 85602
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.6% 35.4%
Black 1.4% 6.0%
Hispanic 30.2% 49.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 5.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 0.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 0.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,546 $7,210,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $890 $1,157,000 7.6%
Staff $298 $388,000 2.5%
General Administration $215 $280,000 1.8%
School Administration $509 $662,000 4.3%
Operation $1,401 $1,821,000 11.9%
Transportation $583 $758,000 5.0%
Other $538 $700,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,435 $5,766,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,764 $2,293,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,745 $15,269,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,503 $6,200,080,000 44.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $882 $994,025,000 7.1%
Staff $535 $602,422,000 4.3%
General Administration $191 $214,711,000 1.5%
School Administration $550 $619,559,000 4.4%
Operation $1,146 $1,291,110,000 9.2%
Transportation $376 $424,188,000 3.0%
Other $494 $556,475,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,173 $4,702,490,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,732 $3,077,967,000 22.0%
Total Expenditures $12,408 $13,980,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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