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Schools in Marysland Township

Marysland Township’s public schools

Benson Public School District and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marysland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Lac Qui Parle Valley
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,486 students on the public path
In brief

Marysland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Marysland Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Appleton-Milan Elementary lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Marysland Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary and Benson Secondary. See the path ↓

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 Marysland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benson Public School District.

Two districts serve Marysland Township

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

Benson Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 760 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,871MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Lac Qui Parle Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 890 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,487MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 51.1% · 389 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 392 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lac Qui Parle Valley School District44%
State average 51.1% · 417 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lac Qui Parle Valley School District42%
State average 44.8% · 421 students tested

Marysland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marysland Township—Benson Public PK–12 · Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12
Danvers—Benson Public
Moyer—Lac Qui Parle Valley
Six Mile Grove—Benson Public
Tara—Benson Public PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Benson Public with Marysland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marysland Township

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 Marysland Townshipin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
391 students17:1Rate it →
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Appleton
C−
230 students13:1Rate it →
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Madison
A−
151 students12:1Rate it →
Benson Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Benson
C
334 students13:1Rate it →
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Madison
C+
380 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Marysland Township’s schools

Are Marysland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marysland Township. Benson Public School District and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marysland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marysland Township in?

Benson Public School District and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District.

Where do Marysland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary and Benson Secondary.

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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.