The Bennett's Run School was located west of Dovesville (Bergton) on Bennett's Run. The land for the Bennett's Run School was deeded to the Plains District School Board on August 16, 1902 by Solomon Smith and wife. Additional land was deeded by Solomon Smith and wife on March 4, 1919. The first session at the school was the 1902-03 session. The earliest teachers at the school are unknown. During its early years, the school had difficulty maintaining a legal average and was not opened for several sessions. Teachers known to have taught at Bennett's Run are:

1908-09 Grant Souder
1909-10 Edward B. Yankey
1910-11 Grover C. Moyers
(The school was closed from 1911 through the 1914-15 school session)
1915-16 Edith Daniel
1916-17 Susie C. Graves
1917-19 (two sessions) Grant Souder
1919-20 Oscar Hottinger
1920-21 (school closed)
1921-25 (four sessions) Jesse J. Smith
1925-26 Boyd Moyers
1926-27 (school closed)
1927-28 (school closed)
1928-29 Grover Moyers
1929-30 Ray A. Emswiler
1930-31 Alice M. Keeler
1931-33 (two sessions) Vada P. Hensley
1933-34 Mrs. Everett A. May
1934-35 Helen Wittig
1935-37 (two sessions) Rhoda E. Wenger
1937-38 Arthur Moyers
1938-42 (four sessions) J. Galen Wampler
1942-44 (two sessions) Margaret Martin
1944-45 Arlene Whitmore
1945-46 Eileen N. Smith
1946-49 (three sessions) Grover Moyers
1949-51 (two sessions) Irene Halterman

The Bennett's Run School was closed in 1951.

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