Crandon High

Located at 9750 US Highway 8 W, in Crandon, Wisconsin, Crandon High is a cozy secondary school that instructs 226 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Crandon School District. That puts it 52% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 3 schools in Crandon School District (803 students total), Crandon High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Crandon High logs that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Native American, 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Crandon High lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Crandon High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Crandon High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Crandon High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Forest County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,071 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crandon High is one of 7 public schools in Forest County (combined enrollment of about 1,483 students).

The closest other public school is Crandon Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crandon High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

Crandon High operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 255 students in 2018 compared to 226 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Crandon High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.