West Central Area Secondary

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Barrett, Minnesota

West Central Area Secondary in Barrett, Minnesota enrolled 229 students in 2024-25 with 18.2 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Minnesota: 83.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

250 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.5 to 18.2.

Students enrolled at West Central Area Secondary by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232502023-242402024-25229
Students enrolled at West Central Area Secondary by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232502023-242402024-25229
Students enrolled at West Central Area Secondary by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232502023-242402024-25229
Students enrolled at West Central Area Secondary by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232502023-242402024-25229
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325019.512.8
2023-2424021.211.3
2024-2522918.212.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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; This school 12.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 12.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 12.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 12.6; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state 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).

One counselor per 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Central Area Secondary enrolled 249 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 249 of the 249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.6% of students were White, 5.2% of two or more races, 4.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White88.6%
  2. Two or more races5.2%
  3. Hispanic4.8%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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 West Central Area Secondary scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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, 2021-2270‑74%60%51.1%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%53% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 57 students in West Central Area Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more83.3%
Students in the class575769,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about West Central Area Secondary

  1. Ashby SecondaryThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 137 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Brandon-Evansville High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 158 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare West Central Area Secondary with Ashby SecondaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Central Area spends per student$14,757 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,757
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaWest Central Area Secondary is the number 322 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#322 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.12.6:1
  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 West Central Area Secondary

  1. How many students attend West Central Area Secondary?
    229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 250 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Barrett, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Central Area Secondary?
    12.6 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 West Central Area Secondary a Title I school?
    West Central Area Secondary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at West Central Area Secondary do on state tests?
    The students tested at West Central Area Secondary scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 is the graduation rate at West Central Area Secondary?
    90% or more of the 57 students in West Central Area Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is West Central Area Secondary in?
    West Central Area, NCES district ID 2700104. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270010402566 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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