Enrollment
92
High
DISTRICT 47 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTTERNUT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550192000246
Butternut High
312 W Wisconsin St, Butternut, WI 54514 · (715) 769-3434 · Ashland County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Wisconsin public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
48 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 6 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 12% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Butternut School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 55.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Butternut High
Butternut High's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut High this school | 92 | 52.2% | 50.1% |
| Juda High Juda | 80 | 51.3% | 39.3% |
| Wauzeka High Wauzeka | 83 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| Flambeau High Tony | 129 | 51.9% | 52.0% |
| North Crawford High Soldiers Grove | 123 | 54.5% | 29.9% |
| Wonewoc-Center High Wonewoc | 114 | 50.9% | 35.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Butternut High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #431 of 532 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
92
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 92 | 11.6 | 7.9:1 | 52% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 12.1 | 7.9:1 | 58% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 10.5 | 8.8:1 | 61% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 45% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 95 | 12.5 | 7.6:1 | 47% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 65% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 11 | 8.3:1 | 59% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 30% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butternut High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (95 to 92); teachers down 7% (12.5 to 11.6).
About Butternut High
Federal records list Butternut High as a high school in Butternut, Wisconsin. Its enrollment is 92 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Wisconsin enroll around 475, and this school is 81% below that mark.
Butternut High falls under Butternut School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 177 students.
Butternut High is 95% White by enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial. That compares with about 83% White among all Ashland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Teacher count: 11.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 7.9:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin, 14.6:1, is higher. Roughly 52% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Butternut High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Wisconsin public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Butternut High is 4.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.1% actual, 45.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
American Community Survey estimates for Ashland County show that the median household earns about $62,462 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ashland County has 11 public schools with about 2,352 students, including Butternut High.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Butternut High from the closest public school, Promethean Charter School. The five-mile area around Butternut High holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Butternut High at 5th of 7.
Butternut High falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (93) to 2024-25 (92).
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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 Butternut School District
- Butternut ElementaryElementary · 84 students
- Promethean Charter SchoolHigh · 1 students
Other schools in Butternut
- Butternut ElementaryElementary · 84 students
- Promethean Charter SchoolHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Promethean Charter School0.0 mi · 1
- Butternut Elementary0.0 mi · 84
- Park Falls Elementary5.2 mi · 290
- Chequamegon High5.2 mi · 196
- Glidden Elementary9.0 mi · 25
- Chequamegon Middle9.0 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Butternut HighHow many students attend Butternut High?
Butternut High enrolls approximately 92 students in grades 06-12.
Is Butternut High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butternut High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Butternut High have?
Butternut High employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Butternut High?
At Butternut High, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Butternut High?
Butternut High is overseen by Butternut School District in Ashland County.
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