Southern Door Middle

Southern Door Middle is one of the low-enrollment middle-grades schools in Brussels, Wisconsin, part of Southern Door County School District, with 205 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 381.

Southern Door County School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 991 students. Southern Door Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Southern Door Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Door County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Southern Door Middle has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southern Door Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 69.4%, a residual of +11.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Door County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,795, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Door County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,203 students), Southern Door Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southern Door Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southern Door Middle at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Southern Door Middle's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 205).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.