DOC: Racine Correctional Institution

DOC: Racine Correctional Institution is one of the micro-enrollment secondary schools in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, operated by Wisconsin Department of Corrections, with 2 students on its rolls from grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 100% smaller than the state mean of about 475.

Wisconsin Department of Corrections comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 159 students; DOC: Racine Correctional Institution is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOC: Racine Correctional Institution shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Racine County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,096 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. DOC: Racine Correctional Institution is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

The closest other public school is The REAL Sch, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOC: Racine Correctional Institution has edged down 88%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 2 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 53% to 100% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.