📍 9 2nd St Sw, Melrose, Stearns County, 56352
West Central Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Melrose, Stearns County. The school has 33 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Central Education District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Central Area Learning Center enrolls 33 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 73% male and 27% female. A teaching staff of 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 23 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 6.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 33 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Central Area Learning Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-70, state senate district 12.
West Central Area Learning Center is one of 4 schools in WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT, based in MELROSE, Minnesota. The district serves 91 students district-wide and employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 33 students, West Central Area Learning Center is larger than the district average of about 23 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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