Enrollment
100
High
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550288000324
Cornell High
708 Bridge St, Cornell, WI 54732 · (715) 861-6947 · Chippewa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
3 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 9 | 25 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Cornell School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 76% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cornell High
Cornell High's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell High this school | 100 | 3.0% | 45.5% |
| New Auburn High New Auburn | 99 | 3.0% | 46.3% |
| High School of Health Sciences Wales | 176 | 6.3% | 79.0% |
| KM Global Sch Wales | 71 | 7.0% | 81.3% |
| Phillips High Phillips | 204 | 1.5% | 50.3% |
| Necedah High Necedah | 199 | 2.5% | 34.4% |
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 Cornell High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #222 of 402 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #421 of 532 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.0% | #415 of 418 | N/A |
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
100
0 (0%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 100 | 5.9 | 17.0:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 6.4 | 16.2:1 | 57% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 6.9 | 15.7:1 | 52% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | 50% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 8.7 | 12.3:1 | 51% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 47% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 52% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 38% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornell High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (107 to 100); teachers down 32% (8.7 to 5.9).
About Cornell High
At 708 Bridge St in Cornell, Wisconsin, Cornell High operates as a very small high school. It has an enrollment of 100 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 475 students for high schools in Wisconsin.
Cornell High is a school in Cornell School District. The district has 3 schools and 392 students.
The share of students at Cornell High who are White is 90%. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Chippewa County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
There are about 17.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cornell High, which has 5.9. By comparison, the average for high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cornell High is about 3%. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Chippewa County.
Cornell High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.8%. The school's actual rate is 45.5%, 30.4 points lower.
In Chippewa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,680, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,353, Cornell High among them.
Cornell High's nearest public school is Cornell Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Cornell High is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 100 to 100. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.3 to 17.0 over 4 years.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cornell School District
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Cornell MiddleMiddle · 83 students
Other schools in Cornell
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Cornell MiddleMiddle · 83 students
Other Cornell High schools
One other US public school is named Cornell High. Cornell High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cornell High SchoolCoraopolis, PA · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Cornell Middle0.0 mi · 83
- Cornell Elementary0.2 mi · 209
- Lake Holcombe Middle4.0 mi · 52
- Holcombe High4.0 mi · 86
- Holcombe Elementary4.0 mi · 106
- Jim Falls Elementary10.6 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Cornell HighHow many students attend Cornell High?
Cornell High enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cornell High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cornell High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cornell High have?
Cornell High employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cornell High?
Student demographics at Cornell High are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cornell High?
Cornell High is overseen by Cornell School District in Chippewa County.
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