Pardeeville High

Pardeeville High operates as a modestly sized senior high in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, operated by Pardeeville Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 284 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 3 schools in Pardeeville Area School District (863 students total), Pardeeville High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pardeeville High records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Columbia County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Pardeeville High has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Pardeeville High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pardeeville High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 57.5%; actual is 38.5%, a gap of -19.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Columbia County reports that median household income runs about $85,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Pardeeville High is one of 31 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students).

The closest other public school is Pardeeville Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pardeeville High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 31%: 217 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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