Benton Community Senior High School
600 1st St
Van Horne IA, 52346, Benton County
Phone: 319-228-8701
Ranking: 
(54 out of 205, top 26%)*
(54 out of 205, top 26%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Benton Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 474 | 488 | 525 | 545 | 537 | 531 | 531 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 116 | 24.5% | 110 | 22.5% | 121 | 23.0% | 126 | 23.1% | 131 | 24.4% | 147 | 27.7% | 140 | 26.4% |
| Grade 10: | 107 | 22.6% | 117 | 24.0% | 124 | 23.6% | 134 | 24.6% | 143 | 26.6% | 139 | 26.2% | 125 | 23.5% |
| Grade 11: | 117 | 24.7% | 124 | 25.4% | 132 | 25.1% | 148 | 27.2% | 137 | 25.5% | 127 | 23.9% | 121 | 22.8% |
| Grade 12: | 134 | 28.3% | 137 | 28.1% | 148 | 28.2% | 137 | 25.1% | 126 | 23.5% | 118 | 22.2% | 145 | 27.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 48.7% | 235 | 48.2% | 269 | 51.2% | 279 | 51.2% | 287 | 53.4% | 274 | 51.6% | 273 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 243 | 51.3% | 253 | 51.8% | 256 | 48.8% | 266 | 48.8% | 250 | 46.6% | 249 | 46.9% | 254 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 454 | 95.8% | 469 | 96.1% | 502 | 95.6% | 522 | 95.8% | 525 | 97.8% | 522 | 98.3% | 530 | 99.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 12.2% | 66 | 13.5% | 67 | 12.8% | 66 | 12.1% | 60 | 11.2% | 55 | 10.4% | 52 | 9.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.9% | 15 | 3.1% | 37 | 7.0% | 37 | 6.8% | 29 | 5.4% | 37 | 7.0% | 18 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.87 | 15.31 | 15.05 | 15.57 | 14.09 | 17.80 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.40% | 90.48% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 89.66% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 84.13% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.93% | 87.93% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.7% | 47.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.3% | 52.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.7% | 35.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.3% | 64.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,502.0 | $38,755.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,425.0 | $29,233.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,530.0 | $43,949.0 |
* Benton Community Senior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.