Bonduel High

Bonduel High is a cozy high school in Bonduel, Wisconsin, part of Bonduel School District. The school works with 275 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Bonduel School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 775 students; Bonduel High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bonduel High logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bonduel High has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Bonduel High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Shawano County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Bonduel High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Shawano County put the typical household earns roughly $66,479 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Shawano County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,832 students), Bonduel High is one campus in the mix.

Bonduel Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bonduel High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.