West Side Elementary

Set in Mauston, Wisconsin, West Side Elementary is a cozy K-5 school, one of the schools within Mauston School District. It caters to 256 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

West Side Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Mauston School District, a district that teaches 1,378 students overall.

Demographically, West Side Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Juneau County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, West Side Elementary reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 68% of students at West Side Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Juneau County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Juneau County) records that median household income runs about $67,270, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Juneau County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,471 students), West Side Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mauston Montessori Charter School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. West Side Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 256).

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