Edgar Elementary

Edgar Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Edgar, Wisconsin, overseen by Edgar School District, with 255 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Edgar Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Edgar School District, a district that instructs 568 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Edgar Elementary lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Edgar Elementary logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Edgar Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Edgar Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.6%; this one delivers 57.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marathon County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,884 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which Edgar Elementary is one.

Edgar Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Edgar Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgar Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.8%.

Edgar Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Edgar Elementary's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 255). The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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