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Berlin High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Berlin High
As a medium-sized 9-12 campus in Berlin, Wisconsin, Berlin High instructs 441 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Berlin Area School District.
Within Berlin Area School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,197 students, Berlin High is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Berlin High reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Berlin High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.7%; this one comes in at 39.0%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Green Lake County shows median household income runs about $68,196, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Green Lake County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,479 students), of which Berlin High is one.
The closest other public school is Berlin Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Berlin High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.5%.
Berlin High operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 540 students in 2018 compared to 441 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 83% to 77% over that span.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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