Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Grant County comprised 50.4% boys, with girls representing the remaining 49.6%.
Data also showed that white students made up 92.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Grant County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.2%, 2.6% multiracial students, 0.9% Black students, 0.8% American Indian students, 0.3% Asian students and 0.2% Other Indigenous Peoples students.
WCA Middle School had the highest enrollment among Grant County's seven schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 232 students.
With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota's public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCA Middle School | 229 | 232 | 1.3% |
| West Central Area Secondary | 240 | 229 | -4.6% |
| Ashby Elementary | 179 | 178 | -0.6% |
| West Central Area N. El. | 156 | 144 | -7.7% |
| Ashby Secondary | 141 | 137 | -2.8% |
| Herman-Norcross Elementary | 59 | 56 | -5.1% |
| Herman-Norcross High School | 44 | 36 | -18.2% |
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