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Best Public Schools in Swift County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

1,767

Students

Districts

Top rankedMurdock Elementary431^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northside Elementary up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Murdock Elementary 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
KMS Learning Center	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Appleton-Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	349 S Edquist St	Appleton	56208	Swift County	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 289-1114	230	17	13.2	61.7%	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (42.2%)	9 (3.9%)	24.6	688^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.8%		27.5	667^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.5%	21	31.8	28.6						30.4					43.2	37.1						40.5	$12,120
Benson Secondary	Public	6-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 843-2710	334	26	12.6	38.0%	272 (81.4%)	9 (2.7%)	37 (11.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	30.1	341^st of 473 public high schools	27.9%		41.9	288^th of 450 public high schools	36.0%	53				38.3	33.3	35.2	35.9	35.9		11.1	15.8	13.0				18.0	33.3	38.2	16.2	26.6	$15,814
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nevada Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 843-2710	391	23	16.7	38.4%	315 (80.6%)	6 (1.5%)	44 (11.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	48.1	487^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.3	547^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.3%	60	52.2	45.5	42.5					46.8	13.5			13.5	76.1	43.6	31.6					51.1	$12,180
Benson Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 843-2710	13	1	25.4	53.8%	6 (46.2%)	1 (7.7%)	4 (30.8%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$6,343
Heartland Girls Ranch	Public	7-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 843-2710	22	3	7.7	86.4%	14 (63.6%)	3 (13.6%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)								(n/a)								0.0				0.0									$18,821
Kerkhoven Secondary	Public	7-12	302 N 15th St	Kerkhoven	56252	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	No	(320) 264-1412	382	23	16.8	33.2%	296 (77.5%)	6 (1.6%)	67 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	47.4	267^th of 473 public high schools	43.6%		41.8	289^th of 450 public high schools	35.8%	22					42.9	29.3	33.3	34.8		7.0	27.8	17.1					47.9	20.7	33.3	33.1	$13,466
Murdock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Hollis St N	Murdock	56271	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 875-2441	395	35	11.4	40.5%	297 (75.2%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (21.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	52.3	431^st of 869 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.5	356^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.2%	75	42.4	57.8	52.6	52.7				51.1	12.8			12.8	55.9	60.9	32.1	50.0				47.7	$11,477

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.