Marshall Early Learning Center

Marshall Early Learning Center is a primary school of close-knit scale in Marshall, Wisconsin, overseen by Marshall School District, serveing 251 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 5 schools in Marshall School District (1,094 students total), Marshall Early Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Marshall Early Learning Center reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Marshall Early Learning Center has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Marshall Early Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Marshall Early Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dane County) reports that median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Marshall Early Learning Center is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

Marshall Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Marshall Early Learning Center.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall Early Learning Center has remained close to its prior level, going from 251 students in 2018 to 251 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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