Marshall County High School

416 High School Rd, Benton KY, 42025 | Marshall County School District | 270-527-1453
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1392
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 42% 14% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 11 in Benton
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
44%Benton
48%Kentucky

Marshall County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Marshall County School District" in Benton, KY. There are a total of 1,392 students and 71 teachers at Marshall County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Marshall County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 41.5%, which is 14% lower than the Kentucky average.

Marshall County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1392
Teachers71
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment346
Taking some courses223
Taking some courses (not tests)124
Passing some courses101
Passing no courses119

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Marshall County High School, there are a total of 346 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 223 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School48%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Marshall County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 97.8% 96.9% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 0.1% 0.2% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 0.1% 0.5% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 1.4% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.7% 2.9% 3.1%

Benton demographics profile

StatisticBentonKentuckyNational
Population4,4984,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)89311491
Median age43.538.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)68%58%55%
Speak English96%95%79%
Speak Spanish2%3%13%

Education level achieved in Benton

IndexBentonKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade84.0%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school80.8%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college51.4%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.7%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors21.0%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters11.4%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.9%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Marshall County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.