Belmont High

Set in Belmont, Wisconsin, Belmont High is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus, run under Belmont Community School District. It caters to 168 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% smaller than the state mean of about 475.

Belmont High is one of 2 schools operated by Belmont Community School District, a district that instructs 381 students overall.

Demographically, Belmont High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lafayette County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Belmont High has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lafayette County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Belmont High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +1.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lafayette County indicate median household income runs about $76,462, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Belmont High is one of 17 public schools in Lafayette County (combined enrollment of about 2,658 students).

Nearest neighbor: Belmont Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Belmont High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Belmont High's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 168). White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.