Solon Springs School

Solon Springs School is one of the compact combined-grade schools in Solon Springs, Wisconsin, run under Solon Springs School District, with 173 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 272 students.

Within Solon Springs School District, which oversees 4 schools and 302 students, Solon Springs School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Solon Springs School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 25.6:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Solon Springs School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $75,099, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Douglas County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,519 students), Solon Springs School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eagles Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Solon Springs School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Solon Springs School's enrollment has declined 36% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 173).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.