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West Central Academy-S School

Serves grades 4 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
729 11 Th St N
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone
(218) 979-3266
District
Moorhead Area Public Schools
County
CLAY COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
43
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.2% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

West Central Academy-S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
4%
47%
7%
50%
0%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
5
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 0 0.0%
Grade 5 0 0.0%
Grade 6 1 2.3%
Grade 7 1 2.3%
Grade 8 5 11.6%
Grade 9 7 16.3%
Grade 10 6 14.0%
Grade 11 8 18.6%
Grade 12 15 34.9%
Total 43 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.1% 70.2% 66.2%
Black 28.6% 13.3% 12.6%
Hispanic 16.7% 11.5% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 1.3% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 14.3% 3.7% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.7% 48.5% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 72.1% 42.4% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 6.1% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 47,971 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 234.5 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.5% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,959 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,531 $63,233,000 47.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $3,374,000 2.5%
Staff $813 $6,027,000 4.5%
General Administration $203 $1,508,000 1.1%
School Administration $516 $3,828,000 2.9%
Operation $920 $6,817,000 5.1%
Transportation $711 $5,269,000 3.9%
Other $205 $1,520,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,824 $28,343,000 21.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,643 $41,827,000 31.4%
Total Expenditures $17,998 $133,403,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%