Lemonweir Academy

As a tiny high school in Mauston, Wisconsin, Lemonweir Academy serves 83 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Mauston School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Lemonweir Academy sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.

Mauston School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,378 students; Lemonweir Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lemonweir Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Juneau County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lemonweir Academy has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 41.5:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Juneau County's rate of about 41%.

With demographic context factored in, Lemonweir Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 26.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Juneau County indicate median household income runs about $67,270, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Juneau County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,471 students), Lemonweir Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Grayside Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lemonweir Academy at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. Lemonweir Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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