WCA Middle School vs WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY

How do these schools compare?

Metric WCA Middle School WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY
Location BARRETT, MN BARRETT, MN
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 232 229
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.9:1 13.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 38.6% 30.8%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric WCA Middle School WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,501 $16,501
District WEST CENTRAL AREA WEST CENTRAL AREA

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group WCA Middle School WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY
White 94.4% 88.6%
African American 0.9% 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 4.8%
Asian 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.2% 5.2%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric WCA Middle School WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 229:1
Chronic Absenteeism 17.7% 28.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 10 6
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.