Middle school (grades 6-8) · Palmyra, WI

Palmyra-Eagle Middle

Federal NCES profile for Palmyra-Eagle Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 551135002418
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Palmyra-Eagle Middle earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Wisconsin schools.

35
Resource Index · Typical
8:1
small classes for Wisconsin
35.1%
free-lunch eligible
96
students enrolled

Palmyra-Eagle Middle has class sizes smaller than 97% of Wisconsin schools. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

96

Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8:1

vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg

-44% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

35.1%

vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Palmyra-Eagle Middle compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Palmyra-Eagle Middle

Palmyra-Eagle Middle is a small middle school in Palmyra, Wisconsin, enrolling 96 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Palmyra-Eagle Middle is leaner than roughly 97% of Wisconsin schools and 44% under the state's 14.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 35.1% lands close to the Wisconsin typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 96 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.

Among 183 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Wisconsin schools statewide, it ranks #143, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 291 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 50.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Palmyra-Eagle Area School District also operates Eagle Elementary (234 students) and Palmyra-Eagle High (165 students) alongside Palmyra-Eagle Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Palmyra-Eagle Middle compares

Palmyra-Eagle Middle on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wisconsin Wisconsin avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 44% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.1% ▼ 9% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 96 top 86% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
96
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.1%
free-lunch eligible - 9% below the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 3% in Wisconsin - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
50.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,605
per pupil, district-wide - above Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 83.3%
Hispanic or Latino 9.4%
Two or More 4.2%
African American 3.1%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.5, Palmyra-Eagle Middle is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, which includes Palmyra-Eagle Middle.

$15,605
Per student
+5%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.0%
State 33.5%
Federal 7.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Palmyra-Eagle Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Eagle Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Palmyra-Eagle High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Palmyra-Eagle Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Palmyra-Eagle Area School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Palmyra-Eagle Middle

How many students attend Palmyra-Eagle Middle?

Palmyra-Eagle Middle has 96 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Palmyra, WI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Palmyra-Eagle Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Palmyra-Eagle Middle is 8:1, which is 44% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Palmyra-Eagle Middle?

35.1% of students at Palmyra-Eagle Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Palmyra-Eagle Middle?

The largest demographic group at Palmyra-Eagle Middle is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Palmyra, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Palmyra-Eagle Middle?

Palmyra-Eagle Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Palmyra-Eagle Middle a good school?

Palmyra-Eagle Middle earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Wisconsin schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Palmyra-Eagle Area School District?

Besides Palmyra-Eagle Middle, Palmyra-Eagle Area School District also operates Eagle Elementary (234 students) and Palmyra-Eagle High (165 students). See the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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