Summary:
High schools in the Benson Public School District in Minnesota serve grades 6–12 across three schools with a combined reported enrollment of 369 students.
Benson Secondary is the largest and most data-complete school, with 334 students — about 90.5% of the listed high-school enrollment — serving grades 6–12. It reports a 97.5% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate for 2024–2025, both well above the state's 84.9% graduation rate and 4.2% dropout rate. However, its test proficiency trails the state: 26.6% in all-grade math versus 44.9% statewide, 35.9% in reading versus 48.6%, and 13% in science versus 25.5%. Its latest rank history also weakened, moving from 36th percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025 to 28th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026. Science is its weakest area, including 11.1% in 8th grade and 15.8% in End-of-Course science.
The two smaller schools have very different profiles. Heartland Girls Ranch enrolls only 22 students in grades 7–12, has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 86.36%, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 7.7. Its 2024–2025 science score of 25% was above the district's 13.57%, but its 2025–2026 reading and science scores are reported as 0% and math is suppressed. Benson Area Learning Center has just 13 students in grades 7–12, reports 100% graduation and 0% dropout, and has a 25.4 student-teacher ratio, but almost all of its test data is suppressed. Overall, graduation and dropout outcomes look strong, while test proficiency is generally below state levels in most reported areas and much data is limited by suppression and tiny enrollment.
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