Bruce Middle

Bruce Middle is a middle school of minimally staffed scale in Bruce, Wisconsin, run under Bruce School District, works with 73 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Bruce Middle sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Bruce School District, which oversees 3 schools and 388 students, Bruce Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bruce Middle records that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Bruce Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Bruce Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rusk County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bruce Middle sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 16.3%; actual is 61.7%, +45.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Rusk County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,944, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rusk County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,547 students), of which Bruce Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Bruce High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bruce Middle comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 102 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 8% to 1%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.