Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Swift County comprised 50.8% boys, with girls representing the remaining 49.2%.
Data also showed that white students made up 73.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Swift County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 13.9%, 6% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students, 2.3% multiracial students, 1.4% Asian students, 1.4% American Indian students, 1.4% Black students and 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.
Murdock Elementary had the highest enrollment among Swift County's six schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 395 students.
With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock Elementary | 402 | 395 | -1.7% |
| Northside Elementary | 383 | 391 | 2.1% |
| Kerkhoven Secondary | 395 | 382 | -3.3% |
| Benson Secondary | 356 | 334 | -6.2% |
| Appleton-Milan Elementary | 223 | 230 | 3.1% |
| Benson Area Learning Center | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
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