Best Public Schools in Brussels, WI

Brussels, Wisconsin is home to three public schools — Southern Door Elementary, Southern Door Middle, and Southern Door High — all serving grades PK–12 on a single campus at 2073 County Road DK as part of the Southern Door County School District. Total enrollment across the three is 991 students, with the elementary school the largest at 482 (about 48.6% of the total), the high school at 304, and the middle school smallest at 205. The district itself ranks 71st of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 84th percentile, and all three schools carry 4-star ratings in the 2025–2026 rank history.

Southern Door Middle is the strongest current performer: it has the highest rank percentile (84th), the lowest chronic absenteeism (6.9%), and above-state results in every tested subject in 2025–2026, including standout 8th grade science (81.67% vs. 51.86% statewide), social studies (85.00% vs. 64.63%), and math (80.00% vs. 53.67%). Southern Door High posts the best completion outcomes — a 100.0% graduation rate against 92.0% statewide and a 0.3% dropout rate — plus above-state ACT ELA (58.62%) and math (56.90%), though its 15.4% chronic absenteeism is the highest of the three. Southern Door Elementary shows the highest individual peaks (5th grade math at 75.36%, 4th grade social studies at 83.56%) but also the clearest weakness: 3rd grade ELA (49.15%) and math (50.85%) fall below state.

All three schools are below the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate. The elementary school has the highest free/reduced lunch share (40.25%) and lowest per-student spending ($13,824), while the middle school has the highest spending ($16,735) and smallest student–teacher ratio (10.4). Social studies and science are system-wide strengths, while 3rd grade math and ELA are the area to watch.