Central High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,733 students
Benton High
5655 S Fourth, St Joseph, MO 64504
Grades
9–12
High
Students
682
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
St. Joseph
Buchanan County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 519 Missouri high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri high 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 Benton High
Benton High is a public high school in St Joseph, Missouri, serving grades 9–12. It is part of St. Joseph. The school is located in a small city in Buchanan County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 682 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Missouri high school (11.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 519 Missouri high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 682 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 7
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- St. Joseph
- County
- Buchanan County
- NCES school ID
- 292706001644
Schools near Benton High
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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.