S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA+' enhanced rating and 'A+' underlying rating to Benton School Improvement Building Corp., Ind.'s series 2016 ad valorem property tax first-mortgage bonds, issued for Benton Community School Corp. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AA+' enhanced rating on the district's existing debt. The outlook is stable. The 'AA+' enhanced rating is based on the school district's meeting our Indiana State Aid Intercept program rating criteria and having state aid cover maximum annual debt service (MADS) by more than 2x. The rating further reflects our view of the availability of state aid to be intercepted to cover debt service payments. The 'A+' underlying rating reflects our opinion of the school corporation's: Stable and mostly rural