Chilton Middle

Located at 421 Court St, in Chilton, Wisconsin, Chilton Middle is a cozy 6-8 campus that works with 282 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Chilton School District. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Within Chilton School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,037 students, Chilton Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Chilton Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Chilton Middle has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Calumet County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chilton Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of +2.0 points.

In the area at large, Calumet County reports that median household income runs about $88,810, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calumet County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,846 students), Chilton Middle is one campus in the mix.

Chilton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Chilton Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chilton Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chilton Middle's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 282). White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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