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Schools in Tara Township

Tara Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Benson Public
Students per teacher
13.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,162 students on the public path
In brief

Tara Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Tara Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Hancock Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Benson Secondary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Tara Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Benson Secondary and Hancock Sec.. 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 Tara Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

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

Two districts serve Tara 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+
Hancock Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 437 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,737MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

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, Hancock Public School District65%
State average 51.1% · 231 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hancock Public School District66%
State average 44.8% · 220 students tested

Tara Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tara Township—Benson Public PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12
Clontarf—Benson Public
Fairfield—Lac Qui Parle Valley
Marysland—Benson Public PK–12 · Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12
Moore—Hancock Public

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

Every school in Tara Township

4 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 Tara Townshipin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
391 students17:1Rate it →
Hancock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hancock
A
233 students13:1Rate it →
Benson Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Benson
C
334 students13:1Rate it →
Hancock Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Hancock
B+
204 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Tara Township’s schools

Are Tara Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tara Township. Benson Public School District and Hancock Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tara Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tara Township in?

Benson Public School District and Hancock Public School District.

Where do Tara Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Benson Secondary and Hancock Sec..

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What Tara Township 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.