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Point 4 the Future
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Point 4 the Future
Located at 1900 Polk St, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Point 4 the Future is a medium-sized primary school that serves 406 students (grade pre-K), part of Stevens Point Area Public School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Point 4 the Future sits 26% larger than that benchmark.
Stevens Point Area Public School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,885 students; Point 4 the Future is among them.
Looking at the student body, Point 4 the Future logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 54.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Point 4 the Future higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at Point 4 the Future qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Around the school, census data for Portage County shows median household earnings sit near $76,070, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Portage County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), of which Point 4 the Future is one.
Preschool Options is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Point 4 the Future.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 410.9:1 in 2018 to 54.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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