Benton County School District

197 Briarwood St
Camden, TN 38320
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 6 public elementary schools serving 1,587 students in Benton County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Tennessee.
Public Elementary Schools in Benton County School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Tennessee public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Tennessee public elementary school average of 44% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,488 Schools
# Students
2,150 Students
714,340 Students
# Teachers
n/a
5 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a

Student By Grade

District Rank

Benton County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#79 out of 147 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
33%
34%
34%
37%
38%
40%
85%
90%

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