Bruce High

As a tiny 9-12 campus in Bruce, Wisconsin, Bruce High hosts 116 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Bruce School District. Enrollment runs roughly 76% smaller than the state mean of about 475.

Bruce High is one of 3 schools operated by Bruce School District, a district that caters to 388 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bruce High records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial. Compared to Rusk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Bruce High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Rusk County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bruce High ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 19.5%; Bruce High posts 53.0%, +33.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rusk County) logs that median household income runs about $59,944, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Rusk County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,547 students), of which Bruce High is one.

The closest other public school is Bruce Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bruce High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 140 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025.

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