School district · Indiana

Benton Community School Corp

Benton Community School Corp in Indiana: 3 public schools with 1,601 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,567 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,601
Students per teacher
13.1
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,567
IN $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
122
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
400
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$10.8K16
$10.7K17
$11.4K18
$12.5K19
$12.6K20
$13.7K21
$15.1K22
$15.1K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.9% · $1.7M
State
48% · $16.1M
Local
47% · $15.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,076
Support services
$6,801
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.3M
Long-term debt
$13.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–624511.2
K–656414.9
7–1279212.7

Sources

Address
405 S Grant Ave, Fowler, IN 47944
Phone
(765)884-0850
Website