📍 1908 150th St, Hwy 46 N, Balsam Lake, Polk County, 54810
Unity Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Balsam Lake, Polk County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Unity School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Unity Elementary enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.8% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 84% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 396 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Unity Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 10, state house district 28.
Unity Elementary is one of 3 schools in Unity School District, based in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The district serves 915 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Unity Elementary is larger than the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote