Prairie du Chien High

Located at 800 E Crawford St, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien High is an intimate four-year high school that works with 287 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Prairie du Chien Area School District. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Prairie du Chien Area School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 917 students. Prairie du Chien High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Prairie du Chien High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Prairie du Chien High has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Prairie du Chien High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.7%, the actual is 49.7%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household income runs about $64,094, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Crawford County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), of which Prairie du Chien High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Prairie du Chien High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Prairie du Chien High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Prairie du Chien High's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 287).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.