Lincoln Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Merrillan, Wisconsin, Lincoln Elementary instructs 339 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Alma Center School District.

Alma Center School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 589 students. Lincoln Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Jackson County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.6%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $68,110, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Jackson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,867 students), Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

Lincoln Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary has ticked down 4%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025.

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