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West Central Area School District, Minnesota

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West Central Area School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 779 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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West Central Area School District is a school district in Minnesota (Pope, Grant, Stevens, and Douglas counties). During the 2023 school year, 779 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The West Central Area School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Darrin Grosz
Kayla Sanstead
Ryan Saurer
Miah Ulrich
Claire Vincent
Nathan Porter2023
Josh Ulrich20252028

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,264,000 $1,635 10%
Local: $2,825,000 $3,655 23%
State: $8,357,000 $10,811 67%
Total: $12,446,000 $16,101
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,204,000 $15,787
Total Current Expenditures: $11,004,000 $14,235
Instructional Expenditures: $6,581,000 $8,513 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,014,000 $1,311 8%
Administration: $1,232,000 $1,593 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,177,000 $2,816 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $446,000 $576
Construction: $146,000 $188
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $241,000 $311
Interest on Debt: $80,000 $103


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 <50 <50 21-39 49
2018-2019 63 PS 21-39 PS >=50 64
2017-2018 67 <50 <=20 PS >=50 70
2016-2017 72 PS >=50 >=50 73
2015-2016 65 PS <50 PS <50 67
2014-2015 69 PS >=50 PS >=50 69
2013-2014 60 PS <50 PS PS 61
2012-2013 56 PS PS PS >=50 56
2011-2012 67 PS PS PS PS 68
2010-2011 50 PS <50 PS PS 51

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 61 PS 21-39 >=50 63
2018-2019 69 PS 21-39 PS >=50 71
2017-2018 67 >=50 21-39 >=50 69
2016-2017 67 PS <50 PS >=50 69
2015-2016 71 PS <50 PS >=50 72
2014-2015 64 PS <50 PS >=50 64
2013-2014 68 PS >=50 PS >=50 68
2012-2013 58 PS PS PS >=50 57
2011-2012 82 PS PS PS 83
2010-2011 79 PS PS PS PS 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 779 1.8
2021-2022 765 -1.0
2020-2021 773 -3.6
2019-2020 801 1.9
2018-2019 786 3.8
2017-2018 756 4.5
2016-2017 722 -2.2
2015-2016 738 0.7
2014-2015 733 -2.3
2013-2014 750 3.6
2012-2013 723 -2.1
2011-2012 738 1.4
2010-2011 728 0.3
2009-2010 726 -7.2
2008-2009 778 -3.1
2007-2008 802 -0.2
2006-2007 804 -0.9
2005-2006 811 -2.7
2004-2005 833 -1.7
2003-2004 847 -2.8
2002-2003 871 -2.9
2001-2002 896 -3.6
2000-2001 928 -4.7
1999-2000 972 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE West Central Area School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 7.0
Black 1.2 11.7
Hispanic 4.0 10.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.5 6.2
White 91.3 62.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, West Central Area School District had 65.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.98.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.50
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 27.97
Secondary: 22.24
Total: 65.00

West Central Area School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 5.75
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.47
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.90
Student Support Services: 26.98
Other Support Services: 12.16


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The West Central Area School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Wca Middle School2205-8
West Central Area Alp05-12
West Central Area N. El.179PK-4
West Central Area Secondary2509-12
West Central Area S. El.130PK-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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