Bridges Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Bridges Elementary in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin enrolled 458 students in 2024-25 with 36.2 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It was not a Title I school in 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
500 students in 2022-23, 478 students in 2023-24, 458 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 36.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 500 | 33.6 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 34.9 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 458 | 36.2 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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 503 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bridges Elementary enrolled 503 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 503 of the 503 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.1% of students were White, 9.0% Hispanic, 2.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White87.1%
- Hispanic9.0%
- Two or more races2.6%
- American Indian0.7%
- Asian0.4%
- Black0.2%
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 Sac
3 public elementary schools in Prairie du Sac report 2024-25 enrollment; Bridges Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Elementary | 458 | 12.7 | 17.5% |
| Grand Avenue Elementary | 396 | 13.3 | 18.2% |
| Tower Rock Elementary | 213 | 10.3 | 38.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bridges Elementary
- Grand Avenue ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 396 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Merrimac CommunityThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 134 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Compare Bridges Elementary with Grand Avenue ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sauk Prairie School District spends per student$13,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,273
- The largest public schools in WisconsinBridges Elementary is the number 213 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.7:1
- 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 Bridges Elementary
How many students attend Bridges Elementary?
458 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 500 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Prairie du Sac, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridges Elementary?
12.7 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 Bridges Elementary a Title I school?
Bridges Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bridges Elementary in?
Sauk Prairie School District, NCES district ID 5513410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551341001761 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.