Total enrollment
91
+19 (+26%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT
Minnesota · 91 students · 2 cities
5 public K-12 schools operate under WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT in Minnesota, teaching roughly 91 students (1 elementary and 3 high).
4-year change in WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
+1 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 32 to 31 students (down 3%) and from 5 to 6 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 | Melrose | Elementary | PK-PK | 50 |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER | Melrose | High | 06-12 | 21 |
| BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST. | Melrose | Combined | PK-12 | 10 |
| WCED 18-22 Program | Paynesville | High | 12-12 | 10 |
| WCED Credit Recovery | Melrose | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT
WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT is a thinly populated Minnesota school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 91.
On the level-by-level breakdown, WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT is built around 1 elementary, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT is about 18, meaningfully below the Minnesota average of roughly 357.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT has expanded 26% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 72 students to 91. WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT now counts 4 public schools, up from 3 in SY 2020-21.
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