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James M. Bennett High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
300 E College Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21804
Phone
(410) 677-5141
District
Wicomico County Public Schools
County
WICOMICO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1379
Classroom Teachers
96

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.0% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

James M. Bennett High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
30%
45%
49%
5%
11%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 395 28.6%
Grade 10 401 29.1%
Grade 11 326 23.6%
Grade 12 257 18.6%
Total 1379 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.5% 38.9% 34.4%
Black 34.9% 41.4% 34.1%
Hispanic 16.5% 16.0% 23.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 2.9% 7.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.3% 58.1% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 41.7% 53.3% 44.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 4.8% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,117 6,180,253
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 278.1 631
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,034 2,339,510
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.1% 42.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 31.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 10.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 6.9%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,585 $159,678,000 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,344 $20,271,000 6.8%
Staff $966 $14,580,000 4.9%
General Administration $82 $1,234,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,175 $17,723,000 6.0%
Operation $1,493 $22,520,000 7.6%
Transportation $625 $9,426,000 3.2%
Other $402 $6,061,000 2.0%
Total Support $6,086 $91,815,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,057 $46,117,000 15.5%
Total Expenditures $19,728 $297,610,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,058 $9,844,110,000 54.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $893 $794,543,000 4.4%
Staff $923 $821,311,000 4.6%
General Administration $156 $139,126,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,014,440,000 5.7%
Operation $1,554 $1,383,230,000 7.7%
Transportation $877 $780,644,000 4.4%
Other $502 $446,886,000 2.5%
Total Support $6,044 $5,380,180,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,035 $2,701,616,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $20,136 $17,925,906,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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