Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center

Set in Platteville, Wisconsin, Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is a small primary school, overseen by Platteville School District. It enrolls 205 students across grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center sits 37% below that benchmark.

Platteville School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,544 students; Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grant County) records that median household earnings sit near $66,858, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is one of 32 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students).

The closest other public school is Platteville High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 205). The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.