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Benton Central Junior-Senior High School

Q: Is Benton Central Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Benton Central Junior-Senior High School ranks 123 rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 71% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Benton Central Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Oxford, Indiana, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 790 students. The school is part of the Benton Community School Corporation, which is ranked 167 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benton Central has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that period, indicating the school is performing well above the state average. The school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.2% to 94.0% over the past few years, which is on par with or exceeds the state average. Benton Central's test scores are generally above the state and district averages in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, and Biology, suggesting the school is providing a solid academic foundation for its students.

When compared to nearby high schools, Benton Central generally performs better than Attica High School and Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School, but lags behind the exceptional performance of West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School and William Henry Harrison High School. This suggests Benton Central is a solid regional performer, but there is room for improvement to reach the level of the top-performing schools in the area.

792

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,438

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4241 E 300 S
Oxford, IN 47971

(765) 884-1600

District: Benton Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Benton Central Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:	Otterbein Elementary School
	Prairie Crossing Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Above the Indiana median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

279^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

123^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

167^th of 380Benton Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	279 of 480	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	321 of 491	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	264 of 489	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	271 of 490	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	205 of 483	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	163 of 470	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	249 of 473	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.8	219 of 472	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	204 of 494	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	299 of 485	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	278 of 470	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.2	259 of 444	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	286 of 447	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	284 of 451	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	276 of 428	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.7	188 of 423	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.2	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	198 of 382	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	208 of 375	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	242 of 370	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	123 of 429	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	104 of 432	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	79 of 398	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	86 of 409	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	69 of 388	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	85 of 389	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	79 of 385	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	62.2	125 of 380	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	144 of 394	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.5	98 of 400	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	59.6	96 of 379	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	42.1	186 of 353	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	143 of 373	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	116 of 364	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	145 of 362	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.1	87 of 364	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	59.8	161 of 360	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.5	180 of 354	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.6	216 of 349	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	198 of 349	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	94 of 387	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	71 of 392	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	118 of 388	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	96 of 181	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	57 of 166	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	139 of 377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	49 of 377	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	128 of 379	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	156 of 386	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	141 of 392	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	73 of 383	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	120 of 298	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	92 of 289	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	132 of 285	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	102 of 377	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	120 of 381	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	92 of 375	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	97 of 378	74.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Female (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing57%~ state avg

Biology47%~ state avg

Math33%

English Language Arts26%

Mathematics26%~ state avg

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by a student
Thursday, January 23, 2020

all the teachers are extremely rude and ive had a horrible time here. blatant and extreme favoritism and so many problems the staff wont bother to fix. we have a 90.3 white population because anyone of color gets bullied out. the teachers dont give a hell if youre being harassed theyd rather just watch. their concern for the student body mental state is 0 and it shows. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benton Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4241 E 300 S	Oxford	47971	Benton County	Benton Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 884-1600	792	62	12.7	51.9%	657 (83.0%)	6 (0.8%)	104 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	62.4	123^rd of 429 public high schools	71.3%		65.7	104^th of 432 public high schools	75.9%	19	56.8	26.3		28.8	24.0	26.4		36.4	30.2	33.3			46.8	$15,438	$442	$14,997
Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	11298 W 100 S	Wolcott	47995	White County	Tri-County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 279-2105	341	37	9.2	39.9%	288 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	68.3	91^st of 429 public high schools	78.8%		60.2	139^th of 432 public high schools	67.8%	48	59.6	36.5		36.1	46.2	40.7		21.3	26.9	23.9			40.4	$19,046	$40	$19,005
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	5701 N 50 W	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 463-3511	2,194	120	18.3	26.8%	1,621 (73.9%)	103 (4.7%)	287 (13.1%)	80 (3.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	96 (4.4%)	88.9	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%		85.1	33^rd of 432 public high schools	92.4%	17	69.6	36.8											76.0	$10,877	$309	$10,568
South Newton Senior High School	Public	9-12	13102 S 50 E	Kentland	47951	Newton County	South Newton School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 474-5167	225	20	11.5	37.3%	169 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	33	296^th of 429 public high schools	31.0%		42.8	247^th of 432 public high schools	42.8%	49	38.3	16.7											29.8	$16,129	$360	$15,768
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 N Grant St	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0400	1,116	77	14.5	20.5%	617 (55.3%)	54 (4.8%)	84 (7.5%)	281 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	95	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%		96	4^th of 432 public high schools	99.1%	2	88.6	71.4		57.3	62.4	59.7		68.7	62.9	65.9			72.6	$14,927	$777	$14,150
Attica High School	Public	6-12	211 E Sycamore St	Attica	47918	Fountain County	Attica Consolidated School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 762-7000	290	29	10.1	55.2%	266 (91.7%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	26.7	317^th of 429 public high schools	26.1%		60.2	140^th of 432 public high schools	67.6%	177	43.6	7.7	25.0	22.2	18.6	22.1	23.4	22.9	11.9	19.4	27.1	27.1	26.2	$16,317	$2,252	$14,065
Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1222 S Sr 263	West Lebanon	47991	Warren County	MSD Warren County	No	No	No	No	(765) 893-4445	622	46	13.6	46.9%	588 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	58.9	147^th of 429 public high schools	65.7%		52.8	180^th of 432 public high schools	58.3%	33	50.5	17.5		34.2	29.0	31.8		26.0	14.0	20.6			62.6	$12,333	$502	$11,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Benton Central Junior-Senior High School

What district is Benton Central Junior-Senior High School in?

Benton Community School Corp

What schools feed into Benton Central Junior-Senior High School?

Benton Central Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Otterbein Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Crossing Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Benton Central Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Benton Central Junior-Senior High School are 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Benton Central Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Benton Central Junior-Senior High School.

Is Benton Central Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Benton Central Junior-Senior High School ranks 123^rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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