Hartford High

Hartford High is one of the sizable senior highs in Hartford, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Hartford UHS School District, with 1,324 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 179% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Hartford High is a school of Hartford UHS School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Hartford High reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Hartford High higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hartford High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 63.3%; actual is 44.3%, a gap of -19.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $96,359, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Washington County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,746 students), of which Hartford High is one.

Lincoln Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hartford High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Hartford High's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,359 (now 1,324).

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