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MN Regular Public School District 5 Schools

WEST CENTRAL AREA

BARRETT, MN 56311 • Grant County • 5 Operating Schools
(320) 528-7301
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Rural: Remote
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 2700104
State Identifier MN-012342
County FIPS 27051
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 5 schools
Central Office Phone (320) 528-7301
Administrative Office Location 301 County Road 2
Barrett, MN 56311-8888

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 500 1,000 2020-2021: 773 students 773 2020-2021 2021-2022: 765 students 765 -1% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 779 students 779 +1.8% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 750 students 750 -3.7% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 743 students 743 -0.9% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 5 743 60.8 12.2:1 *reporting schools 274
2023-2024 5 750 68.0 11.0:1 *reporting schools 332
2022-2023 5 779 64.3 12.1:1 *reporting schools 354
2021-2022 5 765 64.8 11.8:1 *reporting schools 208
2020-2021 4 773 61.9 12.5:1 211

Schools in this District (5)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. PK-4 Elementary School Regular School ELBOW LAKE View ›
WEST CENTRAL AREA S. EL. PK-4 Elementary School Regular School KENSINGTON View ›
WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY 9-12 High School Regular School BARRETT View ›
West Central Area ALP 5-12 High School Alternative School BARRETT View ›
WCA Middle School 5-8 Middle School Regular School BARRETT View ›