Benson Secondary High School
1400 Montana Ave Benson MN, 56215, Swift County Phone: 320-843-2710
Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Benson Public School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 27 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 393 | 408 | 428 | 459 | 464 | 469 | 475 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 55 | 14.0% | 57 | 14.0% | 74 | 17.3% | 70 | 15.3% | 72 | 15.5% | 76 | 16.2% | 61 | 12.8% |
Grade 8: | 56 | 14.2% | 76 | 18.6% | 69 | 16.1% | 72 | 15.7% | 75 | 16.2% | 62 | 13.2% | 80 | 16.8% |
Grade 9: | 75 | 19.1% | 64 | 15.7% | 72 | 16.8% | 72 | 15.7% | 65 | 14.0% | 75 | 16.0% | 96 | 20.2% |
Grade 10: | 59 | 15.0% | 78 | 19.1% | 73 | 17.1% | 65 | 14.2% | 79 | 17.0% | 96 | 20.5% | 68 | 14.3% |
Grade 11: | 76 | 19.3% | 72 | 17.6% | 64 | 15.0% | 79 | 17.2% | 101 | 21.8% | 65 | 13.9% | 82 | 17.3% |
Grade 12: | 72 | 18.3% | 61 | 15.0% | 76 | 17.8% | 101 | 22.0% | 72 | 15.5% | 95 | 20.3% | 88 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 212 | 53.9% | 218 | 53.4% | 221 | 51.6% | 235 | 51.2% | 238 | 51.3% | 237 | 50.5% | 240 | 50.5% |
Female: | 181 | 46.1% | 190 | 46.6% | 207 | 48.4% | 224 | 48.8% | 218 | 47.0% | 224 | 47.8% | 231 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.2% | 8 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 372 | 94.7% | 386 | 94.6% | 413 | 96.5% | 439 | 95.6% | 451 | 97.2% | 456 | 97.2% | 469 | 98.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 11.7% | 68 | 16.7% | 81 | 18.9% | 89 | 19.4% | 74 | 15.9% | 76 | 16.2% | 63 | 13.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 8.4% | 31 | 7.6% | 37 | 8.6% | 48 | 10.5% | 46 | 9.9% | 36 | 7.7% | 50 | 10.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.78 | 12.87 | 12.88 | 13.41 | 13.46 | 13.50 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.1% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 45.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.1% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.8% | 75.3% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 78.4% | 76.8% |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 64.7% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 27.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 14.9% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 23.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 35.3% | 43.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 37.8% | 48.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 41.9% | 42.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 41.3% | 52.4% |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 64.4% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.5% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 66.1% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 69.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 71.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.5% | 58.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.7% | 68.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.1% | 47.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 44.4% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 59.7% | 57.1% | 51.8% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 52.2% | 53.8% |
MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.3% | 78.1% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.9% | 78.7% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.7% | 80.4% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.6% | 57.8% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 56.5% | 57.7% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 64.0% | 66.4% |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 90.6% |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.5% | 89.1% |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 91.9% |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.7% | 87.8% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 51.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 58.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 29.9% | 56.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 24.6% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 53.2% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.7% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58.8% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 54.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 43.8% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 38.1% | 38.1% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,966.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,420.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,186.0 |
* Benson Secondary High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.