BA Kennedy School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
BA Kennedy School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin enrolled 217 students in 2024-25 with 18.6 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
222 students in 2022-23, 243 students in 2023-24, 217 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.9 to 18.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 222 | 18.9 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 18.6 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 217 | 18.6 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 56 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection BA Kennedy School enrolled 167 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 56 of the 167 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.6% of students were White, 2.8% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.6%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Black1.4%
- Asian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Prairie du Chien
2 public elementary schools in Prairie du Chien report 2024-25 enrollment; BA Kennedy School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA Kennedy School | 217 | 11.7 | 40.6% |
| Bluff View Elementary | 190 | 9.2 | 38.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about BA Kennedy School
- Bluff View ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 190 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- River Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 190 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare BA Kennedy School with Bluff View ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prairie du Chien Area School District spends per student$16,211 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,211
- The largest public schools in WisconsinBA Kennedy School is the number 829 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#829 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about BA Kennedy School
How many students attend BA Kennedy School?
217 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairie du Chien, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at BA Kennedy School?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is BA Kennedy School a Title I school?
BA Kennedy School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).What district is BA Kennedy School in?
Prairie du Chien Area School District, NCES district ID 5512150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551215002508 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.