Editing Benson, Utah (section)

==Schools==
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Some of the earliest buildings built in Benson were for educational purposes. They were small log buildings of just one room, and later other rooms were added to some of them. These buildings were only temporary structures where the basic three "R's" were taught, and were later replaced by more permanent structures.

[[File:Red Brick School House 1897.jpg|thumb|left|Red Brick School House]]
In 1894 a brick school house was built in the east part of Benson called the Riverside School. It had two classrooms, with three grades taught in each room. At the Riverside School, the teacher, Mary Griffith, was paid $30 a month in 1896. In 1901 a janitor was hired for nine weeks for $4.50. One ton of coal cost $4.25. John Mathews bought the log building that was on the Riverside location and spent many hours directing [[cantata]]s.

In 1897 a new brick school house was built in the west part of Benson. This school was built on a spot of land overlooking the Bear River. At first there were eight grades of school taught in two rooms. Later, as more children were enrolled, there were only grades one through six. The [[Benson Elementary School]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cache County, Utah|National Register of Historic Places]].

After the construction of these school buildings, church was held in them for a time. These two schools served the educational needs of the first six grades until 1935 when a new modern school was built. This school was used for three decades. In 1968 it closed its doors, and the Cache County School Board felt it best to consolidate some of the smaller schools in the county to provide a wider curriculum while saving money at the same time. In the fall of 1969, all school-age children were transported by bus to other schools.  Kindergarten to sixth grade went to Summit Elementary in [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]]. Seventh to ninth grade went to Richmond North Cache Junior High and tenth through twelfth grades to [[Sky View High School]] in Smithfield.