Glenwood City Middle

Glenwood City Middle, a minimally staffed junior high in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, part of Glenwood City School District, caters to 143 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Glenwood City Middle sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Glenwood City School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 636 students; Glenwood City Middle is among them.

Demographically, Glenwood City Middle lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Croix County (around 22%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glenwood City Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

In the area at large, census data for St. Croix County shows median household earnings sit near $103,046, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenwood City Middle is one of 31 public schools in St. Croix County (combined enrollment of about 14,266 students).

Glenwood City Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenwood City Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenwood City Middle has rose 4%, going from 138 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 96% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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