Schulte School

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, Schulte School hosts 479 students from grades pre-K through 7, run under Racine Unified School District. That puts it 48% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Racine Unified School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 16,557 students. Schulte School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Schulte School lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Schulte School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Schulte School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Schulte School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Racine County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Schulte School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 44.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Racine County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Schulte School is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

The closest other public school is DOC: Racine Correctional Institution, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Schulte School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 470 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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