WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2

WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 is an elementary campus of minimally staffed scale in MELROSE, Minnesota, part of WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT, works with 50 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 85% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 91 students. WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Stearns County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Stearns County's rate of about 44%.

In the area at large, census data for Stearns County shows median household income runs about $77,066, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 is one campus in the mix.

WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2's enrollment has ticked up 61% since 2018, when it stood at 31 (now 50). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 3% to 22% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.