Summary:
Zip code 54174 is home to two public schools — Suring Elementary (PK–8, 196 students) and Suring High (9–12, 118 students) — both part of the Suring Public School District, a small, high-need district serving 314 students combined. The district ranks 401 of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 7th percentile with 0 stars, and both schools currently carry 1-star ratings. Free/reduced lunch is 55.61% at the elementary school and 50.85% at the high school, so a majority or near-majority of students are economically disadvantaged.
Comparing the two schools, Suring High has the stronger single headline number: a 96.7% graduation rate, above the state's 92.0%. It also beats the state in 2024–2025 ACT ELA (52.17% vs. 48.62%) and 2025–2026 10th-grade Social Studies (52.38% vs. 48.25%). But it spends $23,241 per student, has a 9.6 student-teacher ratio, and still ranks only 431 of 533 (19th percentile). Chronic absenteeism is 28.9% — far above the elementary school's 13.0% and the state's 17.3% — and the dropout rate is 3.9% versus the state's 1.1%. Suring Elementary ranks 907 of 1,039 (13th percentile) but has better attendance and clear upper-grade bright spots.
For parents, the practical picture is uneven performance rather than uniform weakness. At Suring Elementary, 8th grade Social Studies (80% vs. 64.63% statewide), 8th grade Science (66.67% vs. 51.86%), and 7th grade ELA (61.9% vs. 55.33%) all beat state averages, while elementary Math averages about 30% versus about 54% statewide, with 5th grade far lower. At Suring High, 2025–2026 ACT Math and Science are well below state, and results swing widely year to year with small cohorts. The main concerns to weigh are elementary math, high school ACT outcomes, and high school absenteeism.
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