Cashton Middle/High

Cashton Middle/High is a high school of low-enrollment scale in Cashton, Wisconsin, operated by Cashton School District, hosting 313 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Cashton School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 605 students; Cashton Middle/High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cashton Middle/High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Cashton Middle/High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% 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 Monroe County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cashton Middle/High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Monroe County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,467, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Monroe County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,845 students), of which Cashton Middle/High is one.

Cashton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cashton Middle/High at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

Cashton Middle/High operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Cashton Middle/High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 313). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Cashton Middle/High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.