Lake Holcombe Middle

Lake Holcombe Middle is an one-room-style intermediate school in Holcombe, Wisconsin, operated by Lake Holcombe School District. The school enrolls 52 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 86% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Lake Holcombe School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 244 students. Lake Holcombe Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lake Holcombe Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 4% Asian. Compared to Chippewa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Chippewa County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lake Holcombe Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chippewa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,680 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Chippewa County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students), Lake Holcombe Middle is one campus in the mix.

Holcombe High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 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 Lake Holcombe Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

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