Cumberland High

Set in Cumberland, Wisconsin, Cumberland High is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, overseen by Cumberland School District. It instructs 285 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Cumberland High sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Cumberland School District, which oversees 4 schools and 924 students, Cumberland High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cumberland High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Barron County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cumberland High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Barron County shows median household earnings sit near $65,933, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Barron County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students), Cumberland High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Island City Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Cumberland High. On composite proficiency, Cumberland High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.6%.

Cumberland High operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Cumberland High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 285). White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.