Heartland Girls Ranch

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Benson, Minnesota

Heartland Girls Ranch in Benson, Minnesota enrolled 22 students in 2024-25 with 2.8 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

24 students in 2022-23, 21 students in 2023-24, 22 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.9 to 2.8.

Students enrolled at Heartland Girls Ranch by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23242023-24212024-2522
Students enrolled at Heartland Girls Ranch by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23242023-24212024-2522
Students enrolled at Heartland Girls Ranch by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23242023-24212024-2522
Students enrolled at Heartland Girls Ranch by school year2022-23: 24, 2023-24: 21, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23242023-24212024-2522
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23242.98.2
2023-24212.010.6
2024-25222.87.7

7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Heartland Girls Ranch 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartland Girls Ranch 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Heartland Girls Ranch 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartland Girls Ranch 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Heartland Girls Ranch 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartland Girls Ranch 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Heartland Girls Ranch 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHeartland Girls Ranch 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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 Heartland Girls Ranch enrolled 15 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent62.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.6% of students were White, 13.6% Black, 13.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.6%
  2. Black13.6%
  3. Two or more races13.6%
  4. Hispanic4.5%
  5. American Indian4.5%

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 Heartland Girls Ranch 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%40%51.1%
Math, 2022-23under 50%40% (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 Benson

3 public high schools in Benson report 2024-25 enrollment; Heartland Girls Ranch is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Benson Secondary33412.630.2%
Heartland Girls Ranch227.786.4%
Benson Area Learning Center1325.553.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Heartland Girls Ranch

  1. Benson SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 334 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Benson Area Learning CenterThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 13 students, 25.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Heartland Girls Ranch with Benson SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Benson Public School District spends per student$14,644 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,644
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaHeartland Girls Ranch is the number 665 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#665 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.7.7:1
  7. 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 Heartland Girls Ranch

  1. How many students attend Heartland Girls Ranch?
    22 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 24 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Benson, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heartland Girls Ranch?
    7.7 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.
  3. Is Heartland Girls Ranch a Title I school?
    Heartland Girls Ranch ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Heartland Girls Ranch do on state tests?
    The students tested at Heartland Girls Ranch 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.
  5. What district is Heartland Girls Ranch in?
    Benson Public School District, NCES district ID 2704470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270447004182 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.

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