📍 700 S 1st St, Cameron, Barron County, 54822
North Star Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Cameron, Barron County. The school has 40 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cameron School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Star Academy enrolls 40 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 1.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 35 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
18 of the school's 40 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
North Star Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. 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 25, state house district 75.
North Star Academy is one of 5 schools in Cameron School District, based in Cameron, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,177 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 40 students, North Star Academy is smaller than the district average of about 235 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant