Dresser Elementary

Dresser Elementary operates as an one-room-style primary school in Dresser, Wisconsin, operated by Saint Croix Falls School District. Current enrollment sits at 46 students spanning grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 4 schools in Saint Croix Falls School District (991 students total), Dresser Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Dresser Elementary records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Dresser Elementary lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Dresser Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,219 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Polk County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), Dresser Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Osceola Intermediate, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 46%: 85 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Dresser Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.