Kaehkenawapahtaeq

Kaehkenawapahtaeq is an elementary campus of rural-scale scale in Keshena, Wisconsin, part of Menominee Indian School District, enrolling 30 students in grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in Menominee Indian School District (994 students total), Kaehkenawapahtaeq accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kaehkenawapahtaeq logs that nearly all students (87%) are Native American. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kaehkenawapahtaeq has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 60.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Kaehkenawapahtaeq higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Menominee County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Menominee County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,108, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Menominee County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students), Kaehkenawapahtaeq is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Keshena Primary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. Kaehkenawapahtaeq operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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