WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL

WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny high school in WAUSA, Nebraska, one of the schools within WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school teaches 101 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 391.

Within WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 214 students, WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Knox County's rate of about 30%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate median household income runs about $64,636, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Knox County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,757 students), of which WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 101).

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