It is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.

It was founded as a segregation academy in 1969,[2] and still did not enroll a single black student as of 2010.

[4] In 1977, the NAACP called for the principal of Benton High School to resign since he was perceived to condone segregation by sending his children to Benton Academy.

In the early 1990s, the headmaster looked forwards to increasing enrollment after the opening of the Yazoo City federal prison.

[8] Benton Academy athletic teams compete in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools league.