Humke Elementary

Humke Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Nekoosa School District. The school enrolls 313 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Humke Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Nekoosa School District, a district that works with 1,197 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Humke Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Humke Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Humke Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Wood County's rate of about 43%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Humke Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 37.1%, a residual of -3.7 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wood County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,989, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Wood County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), Humke Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nekoosa High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Humke Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.5%.

Humke Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Humke Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 332 (now 313). White enrollment moved from 77% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Humke Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.