📍 500 S Section St, Nekoosa, Wood County, 54457
Humke Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nekoosa, Wood County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nekoosa School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Humke Elementary enrolls 339 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 339 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Humke Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 24, state house district 70.
Humke Elementary is one of 6 schools in Nekoosa School District, based in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,197 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 339 students, Humke Elementary is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe