Specialized public school district · Stearns County
West Central Education District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
West Central Education District runs 5 public schools with 91 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.1 students per teacher is 6.1 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 91
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 9.1
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 9 2nd St SW, Melrose, MN 56352
- Phone
- (320)256-6026
- County
- Stearns County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Specialized public school district
- NCES district ID
- 2791455
- State district ID
- MN-616026
- Total staff (FTE)
- 29
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.1
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 (), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.2 million
- State revenue
- $1.3 million
- Local revenue
- $2.0 million
- Total spending
- $4.4 million
- Salaries
- $2.6 million59.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 26.5%
- State: 28.5%
- Local: 45.0%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Schools in West Central Education District
By level: 3 high, 1 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist. | Other | PK to 12 | 10 | 5.0 |
| WCED 18-22 Program | High | 12 | 10 | 10.0 |
| WCED Credit Recovery | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| West Central Area Learning Center | High | 6 to 12 | 21 | 5.2 |
| West Central Education District B-2 | Prekindergarten | PK | 50 | 16.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Stearns County
- St. Cloud Public School District 9,940 students
- Sartell-St. Stephen School District 3,943 students
- Rocori Public School District 2,406 students
- Albany Public School District 1,744 students
- Melrose Public School District 1,313 students
- Sauk Centre Public School District 1,104 students
- Holdingford Public School District 1,098 students
- Paynesville Area Schools 894 students
- Kimball Public School District 759 students
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist 610 students
- STRIDE Academy 569 students
- Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ 357 students
- Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud 260 students
- Benton-Stearns Education District 170 students
- Grandview Academy
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.