Spencer Elementary

Spencer Elementary is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Spencer, Wisconsin, part of Spencer School District, hosting 290 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 2 schools in Spencer School District (619 students total), Spencer Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spencer Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Spencer Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Spencer Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marathon County shows median household income runs about $77,884, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Spencer Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Marathon County (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students).

The closest other public school is Spencer Junior High/High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spencer Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.7%.

Spencer Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Spencer Elementary's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 290). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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