Marshall County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Benton, Calvert City and Hardin.

At a glance
4,302Students enrolled
12Schools
3Towns served
$13,556Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
57%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–5
Benton Elementary School528 students · BentonThis district
Grades PK–5
Calvert City Elementary School294 students · Calvert CityThis district
Grades PK–5
6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY
Math proficiency29%
State average 29.6%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 41.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 91.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,556
per student each year · 8% below the KY average
Spending
Classroom instruction61%
Support & administration35%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)39%
State49%
Federal13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,577’20
4,553’21
4,495’22
4,394’23
4,302’24
Students
White · 92%3,967
Hispanic · 4%160
Two or more races · 3%130
Black · 1%22
Asian · 0%20
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served
Schools12 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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