Northern Wisconsin Center

Northern Wisconsin Center is a multi-level school of rural-scale scale in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, run under Wisconsin Department of Health Services, serveing 3 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 272 students each, so Northern Wisconsin Center sits 99% smaller than that benchmark.

Northern Wisconsin Center is one of 4 schools operated by Wisconsin Department of Health Services, a district that serves 25 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Northern Wisconsin Center shows that the largest single group is multiracial, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% White.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.0:1. The state averages around 25.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Chippewa County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,680 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Northern Wisconsin Center is one of 28 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students).

Stillson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Northern Wisconsin Center's enrollment has edged down 70% since 2018, when it stood at 10 (now 3). White enrollment moved from 90% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

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