Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. in Sauk Centre, Minnesota enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 5.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

10 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.8 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 100510152022-23102023-24112024-2510
Students enrolled at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 100510152022-23102023-24112024-2510
Students enrolled at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 100510152022-23102023-24112024-2510
Students enrolled at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 100510152022-23102023-24112024-2510
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23101.85.5
2023-24112.05.5
2024-25102.05.0

5.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 5.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 5.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 5.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; This school 5.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. enrolled 8 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 30.0% Hispanic, 20.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Hispanic30.0%
  3. Two or more races20.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250% or moreunder 50%51.1%
Math, 2022-23under 50%under 50% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.

  1. West Central Education District B-2The nearest public school of this kind, 7.3 miles away: 50 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
  2. Minnewaska Early Childhood Sp.Ed.The next nearest public school of this kind, 22 miles away: 32 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  3. Compare Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. with West Central Education District B-2Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Central Education District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaBeacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. is the number 203 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#203 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher5.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.5.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.

  1. How many students attend Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.?
    10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 10 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Sauk Centre, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.?
    5.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. a Title I school?
    Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. do on state tests?
    The students tested at Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. in?
    West Central Education District, NCES district ID 2791455. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 279145503591 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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