Gilman Elementary

Gilman Elementary operates as a close-knit K-5 school in Gilman, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Gilman School District. Current enrollment sits at 134 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 59% leaner than typical.

Gilman Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Gilman School District, a district that serves 360 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gilman Elementary logs that nearly all students (97%) are White. Compared to Taylor County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Taylor County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gilman Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Taylor County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,350, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Taylor County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,123 students), Gilman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: eSucceed Charter School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gilman Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.