Shullsburg Junior High

Set in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, Shullsburg Junior High is an one-room-style junior high, run under Shullsburg School District. It educates 73 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Shullsburg Junior High sits 81% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Shullsburg School District (325 students total), Shullsburg Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Shullsburg Junior High logs that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Shullsburg Junior High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lafayette County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shullsburg Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.5%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lafayette County) reports that median household income runs about $76,462, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lafayette County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,658 students), of which Shullsburg Junior High is one.

The closest other public school is Shullsburg Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Shullsburg Junior High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shullsburg Junior High has contracted 12%, going from 83 students in 2018 to 73 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.