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MN Specialized Public School District 5 Schools

WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT

MELROSE, MN 56352 • Stearns County • 5 Operating Schools
(320) 256-6026
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Specialized Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Rural: Distant
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 2791455
State Identifier MN-616026
County FIPS 27145
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 5 schools
Central Office Phone (320) 256-6026
Administrative Office Location 9 2nd St SW
Melrose, MN 56352-8888

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 100 200 2020-2021: 72 students 72 2020-2021 2021-2022: 79 students 79 +9.7% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 76 students 76 -3.8% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 73 students 73 -3.9% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 91 students 91 +24.7% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 5 91 10.0 9.1:1 *reporting schools 24
2023-2024 4 73 9.0 8.1:1 *reporting schools 24
2022-2023 4 76 8.3 9.2:1 *reporting schools 42
2021-2022 4 79 7.6 10.4:1 *reporting schools 17
2020-2021 4 72 7.1 10.1:1 *reporting schools 24

Schools in this District (5)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
WCED 18-22 Program 12 High School Special Education School PAYNESVILLE View ›
WCED Credit Recovery 9-12 High School Alternative School MELROSE View ›
WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER 6-12 High School Alternative School MELROSE View ›
BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST. PK-12 Other / Combined Special Education School MELROSE View ›
WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2 PK Pre-K Only Special Education School MELROSE View ›