Beacon Program W Central Ed. Dist.
MELROSE · MN · WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined
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WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER → WCED Credit Recovery → MELROSE SECONDARY → SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY → Albany Area High School → UPSALA SECONDARY → HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY → ALC - Holdingford →For Parents
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Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER MELROSE |
Public | 0.0 | 21 | — |
| WCED Credit Recovery MELROSE |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| MELROSE SECONDARY MELROSE |
Public | 0.7 | 505 | +11.5% |
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE |
Public | 7.3 | 393 | +12.6% |
| Albany Area High School ALBANY |
Public | 12.6 | 584 | +13.0% |
| UPSALA SECONDARY UPSALA |
Public | 14.9 | 107 | -7.0% |
| HOLDINGFORD SECONDARY HOLDINGFORD |
Public | 17.4 | 345 | +10.2% |
| ALC - Holdingford HOLDINGFORD |
Public | 17.4 | — | — |