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Benson Unified School District

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Benson Unified School District is located in southeast Arizona. Benson Unified School District has 585.00 square miles of land area and 0.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Benson Unified School District population is 7,238. Benson Unified School District median household income is $44,068 in 2010-2014. Benson Unified School District median house value is $113,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Benson Unified School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (34 out of 101, top 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (35 out of 167, top 21%)* Rank: #84
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	7,238 (2010-2014), rank #115
Population Growth	-0.37% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	12.37/sq mi, rank #124
Median Household Income:	$44,068 at 2010-2014—10.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #80
Median House Price:	$113,600 at 2010-2014—-11.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #124
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	585.00 sq mi, rank #61
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.06%), rank #83
State:	Arizona
County:	Cochise County
City:	Cochise, Dragoon, Benson, Pomerene, Willcox, Mescal
Zip:	85606, 85609, 85602, 85627, 85643
Area:	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ

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Benson Unified School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

360 South Patagonia St

Benson AZ, 85602, Cochise County

Phone: 520-720-6700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,120	1,117	1,155	1,146	1,085	1,075	1,046
English Language Learner Students:	13	13	23	22	17	30	9
Total Teachers:	65.10	68.77	69.95	70.55	71.25	72.40	69.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary:	39.23	41.23	41.14	41.17	39.66	40.80	39.10
Secondary:	21.87	23.54	23.81	24.38	27.59	27.60	26.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	77.40	78.38	67.15	57.45	69.60	70.90	74.90
Instructional Aides:	22.50	23.50	20.00	16.00	13.50	15.50	14.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50	2.50	2.50
District Administrators:	1.95	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.50
District Administrative Support:	7.00	6.45	3.00	3.00	3.50	2.50	3.50
School Administrators:	3.25	4.08	3.50	3.50	5.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	7.50	7.50	6.75	5.25	7.75	6.80	11.80
Student Support Services:	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.50	8.25	9.50	9.50
Other Support Services:	28.20	27.85	26.90	21.20	25.10	25.10	23.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.20	16.24	16.51	16.24	15.23	14.85	15.09

Schools

Benson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	360 South Patagonia, Benson AZ 85602
Benson Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	360 South Patagonia St, Benson AZ 85602
Benson Primary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	360 South Patagonia St, Benson AZ 85602
San Pedro Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	197 East 7th St, Benson AZ 85602
San Pedro Valley Online Academy	Grade 5 to Grade 12	197 East 7th St, Benson AZ 85602

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	702	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495.1	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	705	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	715	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	722.27	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	721	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	722	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516.78	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	445	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	693	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	708	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504.67	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.73	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	470	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472.94	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.9	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.24	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546.71	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394.47	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500.49	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491.28	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.68	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	425	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525.42	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502.8	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	490	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527.4	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496.94	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	555	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433.01	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535.22	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518.05	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,895,000	$7,701		$9,461,000	$8,256		$10,380,000	$9,567
Federal:	$1,472,000	$1,274	16.5%	$1,275,000	$1,113	13.5%	$1,803,000	$1,662	17.4%
State:	$2,808,000	$2,431	31.6%	$3,446,000	$3,007	36.4%	$3,568,000	$3,288	34.4%
Local:	$4,615,000	$3,996	51.9%	$4,740,000	$4,136	50.1%	$5,009,000	$4,617	48.3%
Total Expenditures:	$10,806,000	$9,356		$9,870,000	$8,613		$14,125,000	$13,018
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,818,000	$7,635		$9,158,000	$7,991		$9,243,000	$8,519
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,286,000	$3,711	48.6%	$4,552,000	$3,972	49.7%	$4,499,000	$4,147	48.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,680,000	$1,455	19.1%	$1,578,000	$1,377	17.2%	$1,270,000	$1,171	13.7%
Administration:	$978,000	$847	11.1%	$1,007,000	$879	11.0%	$1,408,000	$1,298	15.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,874,000	$1,623	21.3%	$2,021,000	$1,764	22.1%	$2,066,000	$1,904	22.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,643,000	$1,423		$297,000	$259		$4,547,000	$4,191
Construction:	$1,505,000	$1,303		$51,000	$45		$4,187,000	$3,859
Total Other:	$3,000	$3		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$342,000	$296		$415,000	$362		$335,000	$309

Total Salary:	$5,603,000	$4,851		$5,730,000	$5,000		$5,668,000	$5,224
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,011,000	$2,607	53.7%	$3,380,000	$2,949	59.0%	$3,325,000	$3,065	58.7%
Other Salary:	$2,592,000	$2,244	46.3%	$2,350,000	$2,051	41.0%	$2,343,000	$2,159	41.3%
Total Benefit:	$1,263,000	$1,094		$1,216,000	$1,061		$1,247,000	$1,149
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$749,000	$648	59.3%	$761,000	$664	62.6%	$752,000	$693	60.3%
Other Benefit:	$514,000	$445	40.7%	$455,000	$397	37.4%	$495,000	$456	39.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	70.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%	30.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.3%	28.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	28.3%	26.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	31.7%	31.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.7%	10.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$39,726.0	$38,168.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,078.0	$31,119.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,178.0	$35,921.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,412.0	$42,284.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,339.0	$50,505.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Benson Unified School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.