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Benicia, CA
Public School Ratings




Benicia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Benicia Unified School District details

Benicia Unified School District
350 East K St.
Benicia, CA 94510

4,372 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Benicia Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.3% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
41%
53%
47%
53%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Benicia High School
1101 Military West
Benicia, CA, 94510
09-12
Benicia Middle School
1100 Southampton Rd.
Benicia, CA, 94510
06-08
Community Day School
426 East K St.
Benicia, CA, 94510
07-12
Joe Henderson Elementary School
650 Hastings Dr.
Benicia, CA, 94510
KG-05
Liberty High School
351 East J St.
Benicia, CA, 94510
09-12
Mary Farmar Elementary School
901 Military West
Benicia, CA, 94510
KG-05
Matthew Turner Elementary School
540 Rose Dr.
Benicia, CA, 94510
KG-05
Robert Semple Elementary School
2015 East Third St.
Benicia, CA, 94510
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.2% 22.0%
Black 6.0% 5.2%
Hispanic 31.5% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.8% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.2% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 21.8% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,061 $35,242,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,033 $4,516,000 6.8%
Staff $431 $1,886,000 2.8%
General Administration $347 $1,518,000 2.3%
School Administration $906 $3,959,000 5.9%
Operation $1,234 $5,396,000 8.1%
Transportation $30 $131,000 0.2%
Other $569 $2,487,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,550 $19,893,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,613 $11,424,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $15,224 $66,559,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
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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