Prairie Phoenix Academy

Prairie Phoenix Academy is one of the very small senior highs in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, part of Sun Prairie Area School District, with 88 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 81% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 16 schools in Sun Prairie Area School District (8,549 students total), Prairie Phoenix Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Prairie Phoenix Academy logs that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 32% Black, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dane County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dane County put the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Prairie Phoenix Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central Heights Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Prairie Phoenix Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prairie Phoenix Academy has remained close to its prior level, going from 88 students in 2018 to 88 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.