BA Kennedy School

BA Kennedy School operates as a small K-5 school in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Prairie du Chien Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 217 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

BA Kennedy School is one of 5 schools operated by Prairie du Chien Area School District, a district that works with 917 students overall.

On demographics, BA Kennedy School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Crawford County reports that median household income runs about $64,094, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BA Kennedy School is one of 14 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie du Chien High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

BA Kennedy School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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