Benton-Stearns Education - ASD

Benton-Stearns Education - ASD is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in SARTELL, Minnesota, (ZIP code 56377). It reports enrollment of 12 students in kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 76% below the 50-student average for combined schools in Minnesota.

In Benton-Stearns Education District, 6 schools enroll a combined 170 students.

Benton-Stearns Education - ASD is 92% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black. In Stearns County overall, about 82% of residents are White.

Classroom staffing at Benton-Stearns Education - ASD totals 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.0:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Minnesota is similar, at 6.4:1. Federal data show 75% of students (9) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Stearns County, the average is 44%.

In the wider Stearns County area, median household income comes to about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Stearns County counts 74 public schools with about 24,160 students.

ALC - Sartell is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Benton-Stearns Education - ASD is Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment was 6 in 2020-21 and 12 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.

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