Regular local school district · Grant County
West Central Area School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
West Central Area School District runs 5 public schools with 743 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 3.0 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "WEST CENTRAL AREA".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 743
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 301 County Road 2, Barrett, MN 56311
- Phone
- (320)528-7301
- County
- Grant County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2700104
- State district ID
- MN-012342
- Total staff (FTE)
- 117
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 372 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.2
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (773), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $12.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.3 million
- State revenue
- $8.4 million
- Local revenue
- $2.8 million
- Total spending
- $12.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,788
- Salaries
- $6.4 million52.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.2%
- State: 67.1%
- Local: 22.7%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,788
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in West Central Area School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| WCA Middle School | Middle | 5 to 8 | 232 | 15.5 |
| West Central Area ALP | High | 5 to 12 | 0 | |
| West Central Area N. Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 144 | 9.6 |
| West Central Area S. Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 138 | 11.5 |
| West Central Area Secondary | High | 9 to 12 | 229 | 12.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Grant County
- Ashby Public School District 315 students
- Herman-Norcross Community School 92 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.