Prentice Middle

Prentice Middle operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in Prentice, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Prentice School District. Current enrollment sits at 90 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 381.

Prentice Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Prentice School District, a district that hosts 328 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Prentice Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Price County's rate of about 28%.

After controlling for student poverty, Prentice Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 55.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Price County put median household income runs about $60,546, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Price County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,464 students), of which Prentice Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prentice Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prentice Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

Prentice Middle operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Prentice Middle's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 102 (now 90). White enrollment moved from 95% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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