📍 704 Cross St, Blanchardville, Lafayette County, 53516
Pecatonica High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Blanchardville, Lafayette County. The school has 207 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pecatonica Area School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pecatonica High enrolls 207 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 207 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Pecatonica High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 17, state house district 51.
Pecatonica High is one of 2 schools in Pecatonica Area School District, based in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. The district serves 369 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 207 students, Pecatonica High is close to the district average of about 185 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant