Benson Public School District
A public school district in Benson, Minnesota, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 760
- Students enrolled
- 53.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 148.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,644
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 760 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,808th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 219th of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 50% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,644 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Benson Public School District spent $14,644 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,405 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,644 | $11.8 million | 808 |
| FY2022 | $13,866 | $11.4 million | 819 |
| FY2021 | $12,890 | $10.5 million | 812 |
| FY2020 | $11,684 | $9.9 million | 848 |
| FY2019 | $12,444 | $10.4 million | 838 |
| FY2018 | $12,140 | $10.5 million | 862 |
| FY2017 | $11,573 | $9.8 million | 848 |
| FY2016 | $11,409 | $9.6 million | 844 |
| FY2015 | $10,975 | $9.4 million | 856 |
| FY2014 | $10,766 | $9.3 million | 868 |
| FY2013 | $10,977 | $9.6 million | 878 |
| FY2012 | $10,758 | $9.6 million | 895 |
| FY2011 | $9,902 | $9.5 million | 961 |
| FY2010 | $9,726 | $9.2 million | 949 |
| FY2009 | $9,951 | $9.7 million | 971 |
| FY2008 | $9,544 | $9.4 million | 986 |
| FY2007 | $8,904 | $9.0 million | 1,014 |
| FY2006 | $8,135 | $8.5 million | 1,050 |
| FY2005 | $7,405 | $8.1 million | 1,091 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 9.4% |
| State | $9.9 million | 60.2% |
| Local | $5.0 million | 30.5% |
| Total | $16.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Benson Area Learning Center | 13 |
| Benson Secondary | 334 |
| Heartland Girls Ranch | 22 |
| Northside Elementary | 391 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2704470
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved