Benton-Stearns Education District
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Benton-Stearns Education District in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota enrolled 24 students in 2024-25 with 3.7 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
19 students in 2022-23, 19 students in 2023-24, 24 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.7 to 3.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Minnesota high schools
Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benton-Stearns Education District enrolled 25 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent84.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.2% of students were White, 8.3% Hispanic, 8.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White79.2%
- Hispanic8.3%
- Black8.3%
- Two or more races4.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Benton-Stearns Education District scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 20% or less | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 20% or less (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Sauk Rapids
3 public high schools in Sauk Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment; Benton-Stearns Education District is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High | 1,319 | 19.1 | 22.7% |
| Benton-Stearns Education District | 24 | 6.5 | 62.5% |
| Benton Stearns Education District 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 52.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Benton-Stearns Education District
- Benton Stearns Education District 1The nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 17 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 1,319 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Benton-Stearns Education District with Benton Stearns Education District 1Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Benton-Stearns Education District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaBenton-Stearns Education District is the number 651 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#651 of 781
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.6.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Benton-Stearns Education District
How many students attend Benton-Stearns Education District?
24 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 19 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sauk Rapids, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton-Stearns Education District?
6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benton-Stearns Education District a Title I school?
Benton-Stearns Education District was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Benton-Stearns Education District do on state tests?
The students tested at Benton-Stearns Education District scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Benton-Stearns Education District in?
Benton-Stearns Education District, NCES district ID 2700071. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270007102403 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.