Benton Academy
| Benton Academy | |
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| Address | |
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216 Academy Drive, P.O. Drawer 308 Benton, Mississippi 39039 United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°49′10″N 90°15′24″W / 32.81944°N 90.25667°WCoordinates: 32°49′10″N 90°15′24″W / 32.81944°N 90.25667°W |
| Information | |
| Headmaster | Steve Flemming |
| Teaching staff | 21.3 (FTE) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 235 (not including 10 PK) (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.0 |
| Nickname | Raiders |
| Accreditation | Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, SACS |
| Website | benton-academy |
Benton Academy is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Benton, Mississippi (USA). It is a member of the MAIS. It was founded as a segregation academy in 1969. Although in 2014 Benton Academy claims to have a nondiscriminatory policy, as of 2010 they still did not enroll a single black student. The school is located in Yazoo County, Mississippi, which has a population that is 57 percent black as of the 2010 census.
The demographic breakdown of the 235 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:
Benton Academy participates in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools for their sports programs.
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