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Waseca Area Learning Center School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
501 Elm Ave E
Waseca, MN 56093
Phone
(507) 835-5588
District
WASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WASECA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
61
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.0% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Waseca Area Learning Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
47%
54%
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
13
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 0 0.0%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 4 6.6%
Grade 10 8 13.1%
Grade 11 17 27.9%
Grade 12 32 52.5%
Total 61 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.4% 80.0% 66.2%
Black 3.8% 1.7% 12.6%
Hispanic 35.8% 16.9% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.7% 45.7% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 67.2% 39.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.5% 6.6% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,374 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 81.1 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,869 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.7% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.5% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.1% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.2% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.3% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 7.2% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,161 $15,894,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $353 $613,000 2.1%
Staff $1,238 $2,148,000 7.2%
General Administration $373 $647,000 2.2%
School Administration $598 $1,037,000 3.5%
Operation $1,193 $2,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $920 $1,597,000 5.3%
Other $391 $678,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,066 $8,790,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,000 $5,205,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $17,227 $29,889,000 100.0%
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%

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