Benton-Stearns Ed District EC

Benton-Stearns Ed District EC is an one-room-style elementary school in SARTELL, Minnesota, overseen by Benton-Stearns Education District. The school educates 99 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 344.

Benton-Stearns Education District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 170 students; Benton-Stearns Ed District EC is among them.

On the student-mix side, Benton-Stearns Ed District EC lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Benton-Stearns Ed District EC records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stearns County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stearns County) records that median household income runs about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), Benton-Stearns Ed District EC is one campus in the mix.

Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 60%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 5% to 14% over that span.

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