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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ashland High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
589
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550051000073
Ashland High
1900 Beaser Ave, Ashland, WI 54806 · (715) 682-7089 · Ashland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
319 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 152 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 163 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ashland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ashland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #359 of 402 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #157 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #95 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #74 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #68 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #90 of 203 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
589
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 589 | 44.5 | 13.2:1 | 54% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 41.1 | 14.8:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 40.8 | 15.3:1 | 56% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 52% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 44.3 | 14.9:1 | 41% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 51% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 50% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 42% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland High.
About Ashland High
Ashland High is classified as a high school. It is located in Ashland, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 589 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 24% higher than the average for high schools in Wisconsin, which is about 475.
Ashland High is a school in Ashland School District. The district has 4 schools and 1,759 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ashland High is 66% White. After that, the student body is 19% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Ashland County is about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Ashland High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Teacher staffing is 44.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. Among high schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.6:1. About 54% of students, or 319, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 56% average for public schools in Ashland County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Ashland High is 44.4%. It actually posts 28.5%, which is 15.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Across Ashland County, median household income is about $62,462, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Ashland High is among the 11 public schools in Ashland County.
The closest public school to Ashland High is Lake Superior Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Ashland High, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 28.5% is below the 47.1% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 636 to 589 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.9:1 to 13.2:1.
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Ashland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,080
Census ACS
Median income
$62,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland School District
- Lake Superior ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
- Marengo Valley ElementaryElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Lake Superior ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Ashland MiddleMiddle · 383 students
- Marengo Valley ElementaryElementary · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Superior Elementary0.3 mi · 603
- Ashland Middle1.0 mi · 383
- Washburn Middle7.1 mi · 80
- Washburn High7.1 mi · 182
- Washburn Elementary7.4 mi · 285
- Marengo Valley Elementary8.8 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland HighHow many students attend Ashland High?
Ashland High enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ashland High serve?
Ashland High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ashland High have?
Ashland High employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ashland High?
Student demographics at Ashland High are roughly 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ashland High in?
Ashland High is part of Ashland School District.
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