📍 1400 Montana Ave, Benson, Swift County, 56215
Heartland Girls Ranch is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Benson, Swift County. The school has 24 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benson Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers 2 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Heartland Girls Ranch enrolls 24 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 0% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 13% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 12 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 24 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heartland Girls Ranch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 17.
Heartland Girls Ranch is one of 4 schools in BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BENSON, Minnesota. The district serves 760 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 24 students, Heartland Girls Ranch is smaller than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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