Benson Unified School District (79226)
Benson Unified School District (79226) is a public school district based in Benson, Arizona, serving 1,287 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 108 Arizona districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 10% of them. Its schools average 257 students each, fewer than the Arizona median of 512. It spends about $10,235 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Arizona median. It has roughly 18.4 students per teacher.
How Benson Unified School District (79226) compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Benson Unified School District (79226) | Arizona median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,235 | $9,361 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,533 | $5,141 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $14.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 70 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 198 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.4 | 18.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 644 | 512 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Arizona median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Arizona
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Unified School District (79226)Benson · this district | 1,287 | 5 | $10,235 | 18.4 | #97 |
| Toltec School District (4450)Eloy | 1,270 | 3 | $9,587 | 13.4 | #98 |
| Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379)Mohave Valley | 1,241 | 4 | $10,630 | 27.0 | #99 |
| Round Valley Unified District (4155)Springerville | 1,237 | 4 | $9,596 | 16.5 | #100 |
| Mingus Union High School District (4488)Cottonwood | 1,202 | 2 | $8,815 | 21.5 | #101 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesclin CUSD 3Trenton, IL | 1,288 | $13,515 | 13.6 |
| Maquoketa Community School DistrictMaquoketa, IA | 1,288 | $13,042 | 13.1 |
| Esko Public School DistrictEsko, MN | 1,287 | $9,789 | 16.9 |
| Sequoyah Public SchoolsClaremore, OK | 1,287 | $9,368 | 15.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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