Etude Middle

Set in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Etude Middle is a minimally staffed intermediate school, part of Sheboygan Area School District. It works with 77 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.

Sheboygan Area School District runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 9,285 students. Etude Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Etude Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at Etude Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Sheboygan County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, Etude Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the broader community, Sheboygan County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,094, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Sheboygan County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,340 students), Etude Middle is one campus in the mix.

Central High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Etude Middle. On composite proficiency, Etude Middle comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Etude Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Etude Middle's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 94 (now 77). The White share of enrollment edged up from 65% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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