Chippewa Falls High

Chippewa Falls High is a heavily attended secondary school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, overseen by Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. The school enrolls 1,451 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 205% larger than the state mean of about 475.

Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,574 students; Chippewa Falls High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chippewa Falls High shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chippewa Falls High has 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Chippewa Falls High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Chippewa Falls High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Chippewa Falls High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.3%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of -8.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chippewa County put median household earnings sit near $74,680, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Chippewa Falls High is one of 28 public schools in Chippewa County (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students).

Hillcrest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chippewa Falls High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chippewa Falls High has edged down 3%, going from 1,495 students in 2018 to 1,451 in 2025.

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