📍 1908 150th St, Hwy 46 N, Balsam Lake, Polk County, 54810
Unity Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Balsam Lake, Polk County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Unity School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Unity Middle enrolls 262 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 82% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 27 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 262 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 262 students, Unity Middle is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote