Southwestern Wisconsin High

Southwestern Wisconsin High is one of the micro-enrollment secondary schools in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, operated by Southwestern Wisconsin School District, with 151 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 68% smaller than typical.

Southwestern Wisconsin School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 528 students; Southwestern Wisconsin High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southwestern Wisconsin High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Southwestern Wisconsin High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Grant County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Southwestern Wisconsin High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 50.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Grant County) shows that median household income runs about $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Grant County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students), of which Southwestern Wisconsin High is one.

The closest other public school is Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southwestern Wisconsin High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Southwestern Wisconsin High's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 168 (now 151). Over the same period, the White share declined from 98% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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