Durand Middle/High

Durand Middle/High operates as a mid-tier high school in Durand, Wisconsin, part of Durand-Arkansaw School District. Current enrollment sits at 537 students spanning grades 6 through 12.

Durand-Arkansaw School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 994 students; Durand Middle/High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Durand Middle/High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pepin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at Durand Middle/High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Durand Middle/High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pepin County) shows that median household income runs about $75,256, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Durand Middle/High is one of 5 public schools in Pepin County (combined enrollment of about 1,219 students).

The closest other public school is Caddie Woodlawn Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Durand Middle/High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Durand Middle/High has rose 16%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.