WELS North

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Vadnais Heights, Minnesota

WELS North in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota enrolled 23 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

27 students in 2022-23, 29 students in 2023-24, 23 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.5 to 3.0.

Students enrolled at WELS North by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 29, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23272023-24292024-2523
Students enrolled at WELS North by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 29, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23272023-24292024-2523
Students enrolled at WELS North by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 29, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23272023-24292024-2523
Students enrolled at WELS North by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 29, 2024-25: 2301020302022-23272023-24292024-2523
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23274.56.0
2023-24294.46.6
2024-25233.07.7

7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; WELS North 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWELS North 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; WELS North 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWELS North 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; WELS North 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWELS North 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; WELS North 7.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWELS North 7.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

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 WELS North enrolled 24 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 absent63.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.5% of students were White, 17.4% Hispanic, 13.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White56.5%
  2. Hispanic17.4%
  3. Asian13.0%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Two or more races4.3%
  6. American Indian4.3%

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.

High schools in Vadnais Heights

3 public high schools in Vadnais Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; WELS North is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Afsa High School24619.743.9%
Gentry Academy High13418.08.2%
WELS North237.747.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about WELS North

  1. Gentry Academy HighThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 134 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Afsa High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 246 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare WELS North with Gentry Academy HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Northeast Metro 916 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaWELS North is the number 660 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#660 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.7.7:1
  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 WELS North

  1. How many students attend WELS North?
    23 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 27 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Vadnais Heights, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at WELS North?
    7.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is WELS North a Title I school?
    WELS North was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is WELS North in?
    Northeast Metro 916, NCES district ID 2702264. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270226402483 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
  • 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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