Bayfield High
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 33 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 25% |
School pathway
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Bayfield High
Bayfield High's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield High this school | 119 | 46.2% | 41.1% |
| Gresham High Gresham | 155 | 60.6% | 41.3% |
| Siren High Siren | 193 | 49.7% | 35.2% |
| Crandon High Crandon | 226 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
| John Dewey Academy of Learning Green Bay | 134 | 53.0% | 32.9% |
| Hayward High Hayward | 522 | 46.4% | 35.6% |
Where Bayfield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #273 of 402 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #397 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #114 of 418 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 119 | 15.3 | 7.8:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 13.9 | 8.2:1 | 57% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 15.4 | 7.5:1 | 59% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 13 | 8.0:1 | 68% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 14.1 | 8.4:1 | 41% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 13 | 9.6:1 | 65% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 74% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 7 | 24.4:1 | 61% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 12 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (118 to 119); teachers up 9% (14.1 to 15.3).
About Bayfield High
Bayfield High serves students in Bayfield, Wisconsin, as a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 119 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
Bayfield School District is the local district for Bayfield High. It runs 4 schools with 415 students.
Bayfield High's enrollment is 71% Native American. The next largest groups are 11% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bayfield High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school reports 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.8 students per teacher. The 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Bayfield County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bayfield High is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.1%. Predicted: 49.3%.
In Bayfield County (population about 16,575), median household income is about $71,151, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 12 public schools operate in Bayfield County, serving about 1,540 students.
The shortest distance from Bayfield High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Bayfield Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. By average proficiency, Bayfield High is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 104 in 2020-21 and 119 in 2024-25, a gain of 15 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Bayfield High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bayfield County at a glance
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Related schools
- Bayfield ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Bayfield MiddleMiddle · 96 students
- La Pointe ElementaryElementary · 11 students
- Bayfield ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Bayfield MiddleMiddle · 96 students
One other US public school is named Bayfield High. Bayfield High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bayfield High SchoolBAYFIELD, CO · 404 students
- Bayfield Middle0.0 mi · 96
- Bayfield Elementary0.0 mi · 189
- La Pointe Elementary2.8 mi · 11
- Washburn Elementary10.2 mi · 285
- Washburn Middle10.4 mi · 80
- Washburn High10.4 mi · 182