Wausaukee Middle

As a rural-scale junior high in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, Wausaukee Middle works with 94 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Wausaukee School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Wausaukee Middle sits 75% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Wausaukee School District (385 students total), Wausaukee Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wausaukee Middle records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Wausaukee Middle reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wausaukee Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 41.6%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marinette County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,809 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Marinette County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,654 students), Wausaukee Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wausaukee High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wausaukee Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Wausaukee Middle's enrollment has climbed 31% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 94). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.