Benson Unified School District
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.
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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 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
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.