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Best High Schools in Benton County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,007

Students

Districts

Top rankedFoley Senior High156^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Foley Senior High up 114 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High 19.1 students per teacher

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)		MCA-III Reading (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Benton-Stearns Education District	Public	5-12	324 3rd Avenue South	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-8427	24	4	6.4	66.7%	19 (79.2%)	2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)		7.1		0.0
Benton Stearns Education 18-22	Public	12	324 3rd Ave South	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-8940	17	2	8.5	58.8%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Foley Senior High	Public	9-12	621 Penn St	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 968-7246	588	30	19.9	23.3%	571 (97.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66.8	156^th of 450 public high schools	65.3%		48.4	270^th of 480 public high schools	43.8%	114	30.4	30.4	57.9	57.9	$11,301
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High	Public	9-12	1835 Osauka Rd NE	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-4700	1,319	69	19.1	29.6%	1,095 (83.0%)	55 (4.2%)	59 (4.5%)	21 (1.6%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.1%)	51.8	247^th of 450 public high schools	45.1%		57.9	218^th of 480 public high schools	54.6%	29	30.9	30.9	44.6	44.6	$12,239
Alternative Learning Center - Sauk Rapids	Public	7-12	1833 Osauka Rd NE	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 253-4703	59	0		59.3%	35 (59.3%)	1 (1.7%)	11 (18.6%)	3 (5.1%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.9%)								(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center - Foley	Public	7-12	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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