Total enrollment
4,578
-407 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District
Wisconsin · 4,578 students · 2 cities
Wisconsin Rapids School District's footprint covers 12 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 4,578 (an average of 382 per school).
4-year change in Wisconsin Rapids School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wisconsin Rapids School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #176 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,578 | #36 of 290 | #2,111 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #27 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #203 of 290 | #4,446 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.6% | #59 of 289 | #4,510 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #78 of 177 | #4,315 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Wisconsin Rapids School District
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids at 65.2% proficient to Mead Elementary at 43.9%, a gap of 21.3 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,305 to 4,490 students (up 4%) and from 278 to 321 full-time teachers (up 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High | Wisconsin Rapids | High | 09-12 | 1,337 |
| Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle | Wisconsin Rapids | Middle | 06-08 | 943 |
| Woodside Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 354 |
| Howe Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | KG-05 | 336 |
| Washington Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 |
| Grant Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 267 |
| Mead Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 266 |
| WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-PK | 208 |
| THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids | Rudolph | Elementary | PK-05 | 202 |
| Grove Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-05 | 178 |
| Central Oaks Academy | Wisconsin Rapids | Elementary | PK-08 | 88 |
| River Cities High | Wisconsin Rapids | High | 09-12 | 77 |
About Wisconsin Rapids School District
Wisconsin Rapids School District is a small public-school district in Wisconsin. The district operates 12 schools and teaches approximately 4,578 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Wisconsin Rapids School District is made up of 9 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 4,985 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,578 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Wisconsin Rapids School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.