Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten

Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten, a small primary school in Waupaca, Wisconsin, run under Waupaca School District, instructs 133 students, covering grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 59% smaller than typical.

Waupaca School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,043 students; Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten is among them.

Looking at the student body, Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten lists that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Waupaca County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Waupaca County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Waupaca County shows median household earnings sit near $72,830, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waupaca County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,466 students), Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chain Exploration Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 133). White enrollment moved from 93% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 58.4:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 today.

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