WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning

WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning is an elementary school of cozy scale in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, operated by Wisconsin Rapids School District, works with 208 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Wisconsin Rapids School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,578 students; WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wood County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wood County put median household earnings sit near $67,989, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning is one of 32 public schools in Wood County (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students).

Nearest neighbor: Howe Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning has increased 19%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 80% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 35.0:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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