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South Marshall Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2211 Us 641 South
Benton, KY 42025
Phone
(270) 527-3828
District
Marshall County
County
MARSHALL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
462
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.0% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

South Marshall Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
37%
48%
28%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
41%
46%
45%
39%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
40%
41%
43%
40%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 154 33.3%
Grade 7 168 36.4%
Grade 8 140 30.3%
Total 462 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.3% 95.3% 76.7%
Black 0.2% 0.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 3.6% 3.6% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.0% 51.5% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 52.4% 49.9% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 1.6% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,706 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 104.9 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 21.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,998 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.4% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.3% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,880 $30,927,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $572 $2,570,000 4.5%
Staff $315 $1,417,000 2.5%
General Administration $400 $1,796,000 3.1%
School Administration $586 $2,632,000 4.6%
Operation $1,051 $4,726,000 8.3%
Transportation $487 $2,188,000 3.8%
Other $267 $1,200,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,677 $16,529,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,178 $9,789,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,735 $57,245,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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