Bangor Middle/High

Bangor Middle/High is one of the small 9-12 campuss in Bangor, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Bangor School District, with 352 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

Bangor Middle/High is one of 2 schools operated by Bangor School District, a district that enrolls 665 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bangor Middle/High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to La Crosse County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Bangor Middle/High shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bangor Middle/High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.7%.

In the area at large, La Crosse County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,013 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across La Crosse County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students), Bangor Middle/High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bangor Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bangor Middle/High comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

Bangor Middle/High operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bangor Middle/High has grew 17%, going from 301 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 94% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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