Menominee Tribal School

Menominee Tribal School is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Neopit, Wisconsin, overseen by Menominee Tribal School. The school caters to 129 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Operationally, Menominee Tribal School answers to Menominee Tribal School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Menominee Tribal School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Menominee Tribal School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Menominee County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Menominee County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,108 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Menominee County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students), of which Menominee Tribal School is one.

The closest other public school is Menominee Indian Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 40%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 129 in 2025.

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