West Central Area
A public school district in Barrett, Minnesota, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 743
- Students enrolled
- 61.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 117.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,757
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 743 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,937th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 223rd of 535 in Minnesota. Larger than 49% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,757 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 42% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
West Central Area spent $14,757 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,444 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,757 | $11.5 million | 779 |
| FY2022 | $14,876 | $11.4 million | 765 |
| FY2021 | $14,235 | $11.0 million | 773 |
| FY2020 | $13,202 | $10.6 million | 801 |
| FY2019 | $12,889 | $10.1 million | 786 |
| FY2018 | $12,493 | $9.4 million | 756 |
| FY2017 | $11,724 | $8.5 million | 722 |
| FY2016 | $11,070 | $8.2 million | 738 |
| FY2015 | $10,677 | $7.8 million | 733 |
| FY2014 | $10,337 | $7.8 million | 750 |
| FY2013 | $10,510 | $7.6 million | 723 |
| FY2012 | $9,673 | $7.1 million | 738 |
| FY2011 | $9,291 | $6.8 million | 728 |
| FY2010 | $9,112 | $6.6 million | 726 |
| FY2009 | $9,251 | $7.2 million | 778 |
| FY2008 | $8,850 | $7.1 million | 802 |
| FY2007 | $8,823 | $7.1 million | 804 |
| FY2006 | $8,657 | $7.0 million | 811 |
| FY2005 | $8,444 | $7.0 million | 833 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $886.0 thousand | 7.4% |
| State | $8.2 million | 68.5% |
| Local | $2.9 million | 24.1% |
| Total | $12.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| WCA Middle School | 232 |
| West Central Area N. Elementary | 144 |
| West Central Area S. Elementary | 138 |
| West Central Area Secondary | 229 |
| West Central Area ALP | 0 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- WEST CENTRAL AREA
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2700104
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Minnesota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Minnesota — A to Z, each with its page.
- Minnesota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved