Benton Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 528 students
Central Elementary School
115 Jim Goheen Drive, Benton, KY 42025
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
480
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Marshall County
Marshall County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 674 Kentucky elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Benton, Kentucky, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Marshall County. The school is located in a rural area in Marshall County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 480 students were enrolled, with about 15.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Kentucky elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 674 Kentucky elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 480 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Marshall County
- County
- Marshall County
- NCES school ID
- 210381000272
Schools near Central Elementary School
All 11 schools in Benton →
Calvert City Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 294 students
Sharpe Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 276 students
Jonathan Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 241 students
South Marshall Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 241 students
South Livingston Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 367 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.