Benton township Arkansas Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2017 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. Benton township illustrates it has 81% percent high school graduates or better which is the 6th in percent high school graduates or better out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Mount Calm township with a high school graduates of 96% measures 19.2% larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. Benton township shows it has 14% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Strawberry township with a percent with a bachelors degree of 16% measures 17.5% larger.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. Benton township indicates it has 19% percent who dropped out of school which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Fulton township with a percent who dropped out of school of 23% is 18.8% larger.

In terms of advanced education, Figure 6 shows the percentage breakdown of all people who have received a post secondary education, what is the highest level obtained. Benton township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Professional school degree at 1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Doctorate degree at 1% of the total and is ranked #1.

The chart in Figure 7 shows a high level classification of people with a Bachelors degree and their field of study. Benton township has the largest proportion of percent of people with an Arts, Humanities, or other degree at 15.0% of the total and is ranked #1.

Benton township Arkansas School Enrollment Charts

The next section of charts looks at school enrollment. Figure 14 shows the overall school enrollment by detailed grade groupings. Benton township has percent of children in grade 1 to 4 in the center of other places in the area at 32.1% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.

Figure 17 provides a view of all students high school students who are enrolled in public versus private schools. Benton township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a private high school at 10% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next charts look at public versus private higher education schools starting with Figure 18. Benton township Arkansas has percent enrolled in a Public college in the middle of other places in the area at 73% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) Benton township indicates it has 581 Total population enrolled in school which is the most of all placesin the area. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 82,148,370, Benton township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Arkansas, Total population enrolled in school of 745,905, Benton township measures only about 0.1% the size.

In Figure 22, the proportion of children enrolled in public versus private preschools is shown. Benton township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in public preschool at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Benton township Arkansas Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists the schools in the area along with the school district and other information. Some of the Area Schools are: Salem Elementary School, Salem High School, Viola High School, Viola Elementary School, and Izard Co. Cons. Elem. School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total school enrollment for all grades at the school using NCES Common Core data. Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Cherokee Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 589 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Highland High School (574), Thayer Elem. (402), Salem Elementary School (390), and Salem High School (371). The difference between the highest value (Cherokee Elementary School) and the next highest (Highland High School) is that the enrolled students is about measures only about 2.6% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers. Good measures are lower because they indicate less students for any one teacher to educate. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Koshkonong Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 7.9 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Koshkonong High (8.0), Izard County Cons Middle Sch (8.5), Izard Co. Cons. High School (9.2), and Mammoth Spring High School (10.1). The difference between the lowest value (Koshkonong Elem.) and the next lowest (Koshkonong High) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is measures only slightly larger.