Cochrane-Fountain City High

Cochrane-Fountain City High, a modestly sized 9-12 campus in Fountain City, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Cochrane-Fountain City School District, caters to 244 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 475.

Cochrane-Fountain City High is one of 2 schools operated by Cochrane-Fountain City School District, a district that works with 515 students overall.

Demographically, Cochrane-Fountain City High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Buffalo County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cochrane-Fountain City High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Buffalo County put median household earnings sit near $70,479, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Buffalo County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,850 students), of which Cochrane-Fountain City High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Cochrane-Fountain City High comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

Cochrane-Fountain City High operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cochrane-Fountain City High's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 315 (now 244). Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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