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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
West Central Area Learning Center	0.0mi	Public	6-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	21	4	5.2	38.1%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
WCED Credit Recovery	0.0mi	Public	9-12	9 2nd St SW	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	West Central Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-7836	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Melrose Secondary	0.8mi	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	505	29	17.3	33.7%	357 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	62	189^th of 473 public high schools	60.0%		71.6	129^th of 450 public high schools	71.3%	60				35.8	35.8		31.7	31.7				45.2	45.2	$12,337
Sauk Centre Secondary	7.3mi	Public	7-12	903 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 352-2258	597	36	16.4	31.7%	518 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	44.4	277^th of 473 public high schools	41.4%		60.5	197^th of 450 public high schools	56.2%	80		15.5	54.8	34.1	36.2	12.0	18.9	15.4		35.7	46.5	36.5	39.8	$12,321
Albany Area High School	12.6mi	Public	9-12	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5043	584	33	17.4	13.4%	555 (95.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	70	130^th of 473 public high schools	72.5%		74.6	106^th of 450 public high schools	76.4%	24				45.9	45.9		36.2	36.2				41.4	41.4	$12,197
Upsala Secondary	14.9mi	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	146	13	10.8	21.9%	144 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.8	19^th of 473 public high schools	96.0%		78.8	88^th of 450 public high schools	80.4%	69		33.3	43.8	64.7	44.4	12.5	47.1	30.3		20.0	12.5	53.1	32.1	$13,052
Holdingford Secondary	17.4mi	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	509	23	22.1	27.1%	493 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.9	242^nd of 473 public high schools	48.8%		50.9	249^th of 450 public high schools	44.7%	7		55.3	43.8	35.4	45.0	12.5	29.3	21.4		50.0	45.1	39.3	45.3	$10,202
Alternative Learning Center - Holdingford	17.5mi	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bbe Learning Center	18.1mi	Public	7-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56316	Stearns County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.	18.1mi	Public	6-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56312	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	316	26	12.2	34.5%	290 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.5	378^th of 473 public high schools	20.1%		55.9	224^th of 450 public high schools	50.2%	154	57.8	56.1	43.2	31.6	47.8	2.7	15.8	9.3	26.7	41.5	13.5	8.3	24.5	$13,381

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