Plover-Whiting Elementary

As an average-sized primary school in Plover, Wisconsin, Plover-Whiting Elementary instructs 448 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Stevens Point Area Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 17 schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District (6,885 students total), Plover-Whiting Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Plover-Whiting Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Plover-Whiting Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.1%, the actual is 54.7%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Portage County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,070 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Portage County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), of which Plover-Whiting Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plover-Whiting Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Plover-Whiting Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 448). Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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