Regular local school district · Lincoln County
Lake Benton Public School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Lake Benton Public School District runs 2 public schools with 102 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.3 students per teacher is 5.9 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "LAKE BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 102
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11
- Students per teacher
- 9.3
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 101 S Garfield St, Lake Benton, MN 56149
- Phone
- (507)368-4235
- County
- Lincoln County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2717460
- State district ID
- MN-010404
- Total staff (FTE)
- 22
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.3
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (138), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $302,000
- State revenue
- $2.1 million
- Local revenue
- $852,000
- Total spending
- $3.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $21,630
- Salaries
- $959,00032.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.2%
- State: 64.9%
- Local: 25.9%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$21,630
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Lake Benton Public School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lake Benton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 100 | 9.1 |
| Lake Benton Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lincoln County
- RTR Public Schools 646 students
- Hendricks Public School District 244 students
- Ivanhoe Public School District 71 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.