📍 3500 Willow Lake Boulevard, SUITE 500, Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County, 55110
WELS North is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County. The school has 27 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northeast Metro 916 school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
WELS North enrolls 27 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 15% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 12 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 11% |
| Asian | 2 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
17 of the school's 27 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
WELS North is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-40, state senate district 42.
WELS North is one of 18 schools in Northeast Metro 916, based in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota. The district serves 856 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 27 students, WELS North is smaller than the district average of about 48 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large