Education
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The Fort Worth Independent School District oversees Benbrook's public schools.
Two elementary schools, Benbrook Elementary and Westpark Elementary, are located in Benbrook. Waverly Park Elementary in Fort Worth also serves portions of Benbrook. After completion of their elementary education, Benbrook children proceed to Benbrook Middle School. Both schools are in Fort Worth. Benbrook's adolescents usually attend Western Hills High School.
Benbrook Middle opened in August 2011. Prior to the opening of Benbrook Middle, students attended Leonard Sixth Grade Center and then Leonard Middle School.
According to data gathered by the U.S. Census in 2000, a high school diploma was the highest level of educational attainment for 23.7 percent of the population aged 25 or older; the national average was 28.6 percent for this category. Approximately 22.6 percent of residents aged 25 and over had a Bachelor's degree, compared to the national average of 15.5 percent, while 7.6 percent had a Master's degree and 0.7 percent had earned a Doctoral degree, compared with the national average of 5.9 and 1 percent, respectively.
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