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Miseducation » Indiana

Benton Community School Corporation

PO Box 512, Fowler, IN 47944

1,858 Students | 119 Teachers | 4 Schools

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Benton Central Jr-Sr High School
Boswell Elementary School
Otterbein Elementary School
Prairie Crossing Elementary School

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District Composition

1% Black

8% Hispanic

88% White

2% Two or More Races

1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.3x

Black students are 4.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

5% Hispanic

90% White

2% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

3% Two or More Races

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Gifted & Talented Composition

7% Hispanic

89% White

1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

3% Two or More Races

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

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State

Students

12% Nonwhite Students

100%

46% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

90% - 94% High School Graduation Rate

100%

15% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

128 students

100%

14% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

254 students

100%

13% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

118 students

100%

4% Students Enrolled in Physics

33 students

100%

10% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

90 students

100%

18% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

155 students

100%

20% Students Enrolled in Biology

173 students

100%

12% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

109 students

100%

1% Students Enrolled in Calculus

13 students

100%

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

33 students

100%

Teachers & Resources

15.7 Students for Every Teacher

15.7

13% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

4% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

9 Average Number of AP Courses per School

8.7

1.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1.6

2.9

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

4% Black

4% Hispanic

93% White

Black

Hispanic

White

Expulsion Composition

13% Hispanic

87% White

Hispanic

White

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State

Students

55 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

66.7K

6 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

55.2K

15 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

5,507

Outcomes & Resources

41 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

133

3Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0.3

2 Total Arrests

1,874

9 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

2 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

2,959

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.5

0.7 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

0.7

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Gregg Hoover
765-884-0850
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	Oxford	9%	42%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boswell Elementary School	Boswell	39%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein	8%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Oxford	12%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	17.2x


Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	Oxford	9%	42%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boswell Elementary School	Boswell	39%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein	8%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Oxford	12%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	Oxford	9%	42%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boswell Elementary School	Boswell	39%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein	8%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Oxford	12%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	Oxford	9%	42%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boswell Elementary School	Boswell	39%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein	8%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Oxford	12%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Benton Central Jr-Sr High School	Oxford	9%	42%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Boswell Elementary School	Boswell	39%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otterbein Elementary School	Otterbein	8%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Oxford	12%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →