Bridges Elementary

Set in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, Bridges Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school, run under Sauk Prairie School District. It instructs 458 students across grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Sauk Prairie School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,658 students. Bridges Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bridges Elementary reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sauk County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Bridges Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sauk County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sauk County put median household earnings sit near $79,541, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bridges Elementary is one of 30 public schools in Sauk County (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sauk Prairie High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bridges Elementary's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 458). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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