Sawyer Elementary

Sawyer Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, overseen by Sturgeon Bay School District. The school teaches 223 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Sturgeon Bay School District (1,013 students total), Sawyer Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sawyer Elementary logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Door County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Door County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Door County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,795 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Door County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,203 students), Sawyer Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunrise Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sawyer Elementary has expanded 64%, going from 136 students in 2018 to 223 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 18% across the same window.

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