BENTON HIGH (ST. JOSEPH SCH DIST.), Missouri - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

BENTON HIGH is a High in ST JOSEPH, MO. It currently serves 702 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the ST. JOSEPH School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in ST. JOSEPH School District and all schools in Missouri.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:702
Number of Teachers: 49
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.24

Location Info

Location: 5655 S FOURTH, ST JOSEPH, MO 64504
Mailing Address: 5655 S FOURTH, ST JOSEPH, MO 64504-1708
Phone: (816)671-4030
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 172
Grade 11 162
Grade 12 185
Grade 9 183
Gender/Sex of BENTON HIGH Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 359 51.14
Female 343 48.86
Race/Ethnicity Demography of BENTON HIGH Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.28
Asian 1 0.14
Black or African American 18 2.56
Hispanic/Latino 104 14.82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 1.00
Two or more races 49 6.98
White 521 74.22
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 1 0.28
Black or African American 11 3.06
Hispanic/Latino 57 15.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.84
Two or more races 29 8.08
White 257 71.59
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.29
Black or African American 7 2.04
Hispanic/Latino 47 13.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 1.17
Two or more races 20 5.83
White 264 76.97

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.58
Black or African American 5 2.91
Hispanic/Latino 20 11.63
Two or more races 11 6.40
White 135 78.49
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 2.47
Hispanic/Latino 29 17.90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1.24
Two or more races 11 6.79
White 116 71.61
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.54
Black or African American 4 2.16
Hispanic/Latino 25 13.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.54
Two or more races 8 4.32
White 146 78.92
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.55
Black or African American 5 2.73
Hispanic/Latino 30 16.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2.19
Two or more races 19 10.38
White 124 67.76