At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
170
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
6
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
7.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$76,042
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$67,127
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 41
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11
- Student–teacher ratio
- 3.7:1
What current records say about Benton-Stearns Education District
Benton-Stearns Education District operates 6 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in SARTELL, Minnesota. NCES reports 170 students and 22 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Minnesota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 12 of 38 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $76,042 in current expenditure per pupil and $67,127 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 14 of 32 in Minnesota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 97.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 22
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $10,798,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Benton-Stearns Education District
SARTELL, Minnesota
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 45.6157, -94.2122
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White78.2%
- Hispanic9.4%
- Black7.1%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial4.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Benton-Stearns Education District
6 current directory entries
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Showing 1–6 of 6 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Stearns Education 18-22 | High12–12 | 17 | 8.5:1 | |
| Benton-Stearns Ed District EC | OtherPK–PK | 99 | 13.2:1 | |
| Benton-Stearns Education - ASD | OtherKG–12 | 12 | 6:1 | |
| Benton-Stearns Education District | High05–12 | 24 | 6.5:1 | |
| Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers | ElementaryKG–06 | 8 | 3.5:1 | |
| Grafton School | OtherKG–12 | 10 | 5:1 |