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South side of Main Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Henderson, MinnesotaPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
Schools in Henderson

Henderson’s public schools

Le Sueur-Henderson School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
2
890 students on the public path
In brief

Henderson’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Henderson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

2 public charter schools are located in Henderson; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Henderson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Le Sueur-Henderson Elementaryin Le SueurB
6–12Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/Highin Le SueurB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Le Sueur-Henderson School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Le Sueur-Henderson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 908 students, up 62% since 2020–21
$14,312MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 51.1% · 486 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 492 students tested

Henderson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Henderson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Henderson—Le Sueur-Henderson
Tyrone—Le Sueur-Henderson

Every school in Henderson

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hendersonin other towns
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Le Sueur
B
390 studentsRate it →
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Le Sueur
B
500 studentsRate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Minnesota New Country School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
Charter
136 students8:1Rate it →
Minnesota New Country Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
C
Charter
81 students12:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Hendersonnot counted as local schools
Edvisions Off Campus School
High · Grades 7–12
A+
CharterOnline
98 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Hilltop ALP).

Questions about Henderson’s schools

Are Henderson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Henderson. Le Sueur-Henderson School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Henderson in?

Le Sueur-Henderson School District.

Where do Henderson kids go to high school?

Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High.

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What Henderson families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.