Rosholt Middle

Rosholt Middle is a minimally staffed middle-grades school in Rosholt, Wisconsin, part of Rosholt School District. The school instructs 78 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 80% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 3 schools in Rosholt School District (481 students total), Rosholt Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rosholt Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Portage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rosholt Middle lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 22% of students at Rosholt Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Portage County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rosholt Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.

In the surrounding community, Portage County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,070, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Portage County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), Rosholt Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rosholt Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rosholt Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 56.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Rosholt Middle's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 128 (now 78). Over the same period, the White share declined from 98% to 92%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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