Grant Elementary

Grant Elementary is one of the sprawling elementary schools in Marshfield, Wisconsin, overseen by Marshfield Unified School District, with 554 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Grant Elementary sits 72% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Marshfield Unified School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,553 students, Grant Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Grant Elementary lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Wood County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Grant Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wood County) reports that median household earnings sit near $67,989, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wood County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), of which Grant Elementary is one.

Marshfield High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grant Elementary has edged down 18%, going from 674 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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