Benton High School (Louisiana)

Last updated

Benton High School
Benton, LA High School IMG 2397.JPG
Benton High School
Location
Benton High School (Louisiana)
449 Fairburn Avenue

Bossier City
,
Louisiana
71111

United States
Coordinates 32°39′57″N93°44′48″W / 32.66589°N 93.74655°W / 32.66589; -93.74655
Information
Type Public
School districtBossier Parish School Board
PrincipalMain: Whitney Clark [1]
Staff88.33 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9 to 12 [3]
Enrollment1,568 [2]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio17.75 [2]
ColorsPurple and Gold [4]   
Athletics conference LHSAA [4]
Mascot Tiger [4]
Nickname Tigers
YearbookShere Khan
Website www.bentonhighschool.com

Benton High School is a public high school located in Benton, Louisiana, United States. The school, part of Bossier Parish School Board, serves about 1200 students in grades 9 to 12. [3]

Contents

History

The first school was built in 1890, and the current school was opened in 1978. [3] Benton High School opened its new campus fall 2019.

Athletics

Benton High School is a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association in the highest classification, 5A, moving up from 4A for the 2019–20 school year. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Administration Archived 2018-08-24 at the Wayback Machine . Benton High School. Retrieved on 2014-06-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Benton High School Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on December 28, 2024. "Students: 1568 (2023-2024)
  3. 1 2 3 "Benton High School History". Benton High School. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "LHSAA Member Schools - B". Louisiana High School Athletic Association . Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.