Benson is served by several daily and weekly newspapers, several radio stations, six Tucson television channels and 20 stations via cable. The City of Benson has a public K-12 school and two private schools. Total enrollment is approximately 1,370 students.
Vocational education is available at the high school.
Cochise College has recently opened their new 13,000 sf Benson Campus, with special emphasis on computer aided learning. Benson has five resident doctors and four dentists. Additional physicians and specialists visit the city at various times during the month. Benson also has a nursing home and a regional psychiatric health care facility. There are two banks in Benson.