Benton Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 200 students
Benton Area MS
400 Park St, Benton, PA 17814
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
100
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Benton Area SD
Columbia County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle 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 Area MS
Benton Area MS is a public middle school in Benton, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Benton Area SD. The school is located in a rural area in Columbia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 100 students were enrolled, with about 10.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 100 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Benton Area SD
- County
- Columbia County
- NCES school ID
- 420339007644
Schools near Benton Area MS
All 3 schools in Benton →
Berwick Area MS
Public · Grades 5–8 · 837 students
Central Columbia MS
Public · Grades 5–8 · 587 students
Bloomsburg Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 380 students
Danville Area MS
Public · Grades 6–8 · 518 students
Southern Columbia MS
Public · Grades 5–8 · 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.