Chequamegon Middle

Chequamegon Middle operates as an one-room-style middle-grades school in Glidden, Wisconsin, part of Chequamegon School District. Current enrollment sits at 128 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Chequamegon Middle sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Chequamegon School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 639 students. Chequamegon Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chequamegon Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest consists of 15% Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Chequamegon Middle lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Chequamegon Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chequamegon Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ashland County shows median household income runs about $62,462, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ashland County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,352 students), Chequamegon Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glidden Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chequamegon Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

Chequamegon Middle operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chequamegon Middle has shrank 27%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 128 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.