Enrollment
116
High
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUCE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550183000235
Bruce High
104 W Washington Ave, Bruce, WI 54819 · (715) 868-2585 · Rusk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
110 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 28 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 33% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bruce School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bruce High
Bruce High's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce High this school | 116 | 94.8% | 53.0% |
| Lemonweir Academy Mauston | 83 | 72.3% | 26.0% |
| Bowler High Bowler | 138 | 72.5% | 35.9% |
| La Farge High La Farge | 66 | 62.1% | 40.0% |
| Etude High Sheboygan | 77 | 62.3% | 26.3% |
| Pembine High Pembine | 87 | 59.8% | 54.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bruce High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #126 of 402 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #401 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #4 of 418 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
116
-19 (-14%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 116 | 11.8 | 9.8:1 | 95% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 11.3 | 10.7:1 | 48% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 49% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 48% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 13.5 | 10.4:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 13 | 11.6:1 | 62% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 53% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 10 | 22.4:1 | 52% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (140 to 116); teachers down 13% (13.5 to 11.8).
About Bruce High
Bruce High is a small high school in Bruce, Wisconsin, administered by Bruce School District. The school enrolls 116 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Wisconsin is about 475, so this school runs 76% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Bruce School District totals 388 students.
Bruce High's enrollment is 94% White. It is also 3% multiracial. For comparison, Rusk County is about 94% White. Bruce High's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bruce High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.8:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. The rate at public schools in Rusk County averages 71%, lower than here.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Bruce High is among the top 10% of schools in Wisconsin. Predicted: 19.5%. Actual: 53.0%.
Census estimates describe Rusk County this way: the median household income is $59,944, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Bruce High, Rusk County has 8 other public schools.
The school nearest to Bruce High is Bruce Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Bruce High places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Bruce High's enrollment dropped 14%, to 116. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 9.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,179
Census ACS
Median income
$59,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bruce School District
- Bruce ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Bruce MiddleMiddle · 73 students
Other schools in Bruce
- Bruce ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Bruce MiddleMiddle · 73 students
Other Bruce High schools
One other US public school is named Bruce High. Bruce High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bruce High SchoolBRUCE, MS · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce Elementary0.0 mi · 199
- Bruce Middle0.0 mi · 73
- Ladysmith Elementary8.7 mi · 328
- Ladysmith High9.6 mi · 255
- Ladysmith Middle9.6 mi · 144
- Flambeau Middle13.6 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce HighHow large is Bruce High?
Bruce High enrolls approximately 116 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bruce High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bruce High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bruce High is approximately 9.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bruce High?
Student demographics at Bruce High are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Bruce High public or private?
Bruce High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bruce School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.