Total enrollment
3,900
-421 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Superior School District
Wisconsin · 4,041 students · 1 city
Public K-12 enrollment in Superior School District totals about 4,041 students across 9 schools (an average of 449 students per school).
4-year change in Superior School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-1 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Superior School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,041 | #47 of 290 | #2,395 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #40 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #228 of 290 | #5,105 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.3% | #257 of 289 | #7,607 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #101 of 177 | #4,763 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Superior School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Bryant Elementary at 61.6% proficient to Northern Lights Elementary at 43.5%, a gap of 18.2 points. That is the 75th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,494 to 3,900 students (down 13%) and from 302 to 267 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior High | Superior | High | 09-12 | 1,256 |
| Superior Middle | Superior | Middle | 06-08 | 888 |
| Northern Lights Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 453 |
| Cooper Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 363 |
| Great Lakes Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 348 |
| Bryant Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 283 |
| Four Corners Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 200 |
| Lake Superior Elementary | Superior | Elementary | PK-05 | 141 |
| Superior Community Preschool | Superior | Elementary | PK-PK | 109 |
About Superior School District
As a thinly populated district in Wisconsin, Superior School District educates 4,041 students across 9 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Superior School District spans 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Superior School District runs about 449 students per school, 21% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 370.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,900 students, contracted 10% from the 4,321 reported in SY 2020-21. Superior School District now counts 8 public schools, down from 9 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Superior School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.