New Glarus Middle

New Glarus Middle is a cozy junior high in New Glarus, Wisconsin, part of New Glarus School District. The school serves 214 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 3 schools in New Glarus School District (953 students total), New Glarus Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, New Glarus Middle reports that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Green County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Glarus Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 73.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Green County shows median household earnings sit near $82,852, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Green County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students), New Glarus Middle is one campus in the mix.

New Glarus High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around New Glarus Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Glarus Middle at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Glarus Middle has ticked down 34%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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