Norris Academy

Set in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Norris Academy is a very small all-grades campus, part of Norris School District. It teaches 10 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 96% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 272 students.

Norris Academy is one of 2 schools operated by Norris School District, a district that works with 31 students overall.

On demographics, Norris Academy logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 40% Black, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Norris Academy has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.2:1. The state averages around 25.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Waukesha County (around 17%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Waukesha County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Norris Academy is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

The closest other public school is Norris Academy Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norris Academy.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norris Academy has ticked down 50%, going from 20 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 55% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 1.2:1 in 2025.

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