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Like all Texas cities, Benbrook does not have State corporate or personal income tax. The State
Franchise Tax is 0.50 to 1.00 percent of total revenue depending upon the entity. Unemployment

insurance is 2.80 percent of the average industry rate, based on experience.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Benbrook has four financial institutions within the city limits: PNC Bank, JP Morgan Chase Bank,
Pinnacle Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank.

EDUCATION

Benbrook is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. Two elementary schools are located
totally within Benbrook. Benbrook Elementary currently has 729 students and a 27:1 ratio of
students to teachers. Westpark Elementary currently has 489 students and a 22:1 student/teacher
ratio. Benbrook students comprise a portion of the 809 students who attend Waverly Park

Elementary School. Benbrook students attend middle school in two schools: Benbrook Middle
School, which opened in located in 2011, and has 761 students with a 25:1 student/teacher ratio
and Leonard Middle School with 726 students and a 27:1 student/teacher ratio. Western Hills High
School is located within Benbrook's city limits. The student/teacher ratio at Western Hills High
School is 27:1 with 1,208 students from Benbrook and from Fort Worth; the average SAT score for
students is 1,180. Benbrook High School has 135 students with a student/teacher ratio of 30:1.

Benbrook students also have the opportunity to attend other high schools in the FWISD to

participate in Advanced Academic Programs offering specialized courses in science and engineering,
law and government, finance and communications, and medical and health sciences.

Vocational/technical training is available to Benbrook students through the Fort Worth ISD and
Tarrant County College. The following colleges and universities are within easy commuting distance:
Tarrant County College, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Texas Wesleyan University, University of North Texas Health Science
Center, and Tarleton State University’s Southwest Metroplex campus.

Benbrook's citizens value education. Of Benbrook's total population, 95.74 percent are high school
graduates, 45.42 percent are college graduates, and 13.46 percent have advanced degrees. Of
Tarrant County's total population, 83.40 percent are high school graduates, 23.90 percent are
college graduates, and 9.10 percent have advanced degrees.

DEMOGRAPHICS

The median age of Benbrook's population is 43 compared with the 33.50 median age of Tarrant
County. Benbrook's ethnic composition is 65.49 percent white, 9.15 percent black, 19.39 percent
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