Sharon Community

Sharon Community is an elementary school of close-knit scale in Sharon, Wisconsin, operated by Sharon J11 School District, educateing 197 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Operationally, Sharon Community answers to Sharon J11 School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Sharon Community lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Walworth County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Sharon Community sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.8%; actual is 59.3%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Walworth County shows median household earnings sit near $80,520, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walworth County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students), of which Sharon Community is one.

Nearest neighbor: Darien Elementary, around 6.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sharon Community at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 29%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Sharon Community typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.