East High

East High is a four-year high school of roomy scale in Appleton, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Appleton Area School District, hosting 1,238 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 161% larger than typical.

East High is one of 38 schools operated by Appleton Area School District, a district that teaches 14,994 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East High reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Outagamie County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, East High has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Outagamie County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, East High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.8%; actual is 33.8%, a gap of -19.1 points.

Across the wider county, Outagamie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,069 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Outagamie County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), of which East High is one.

The closest other public school is Appleton eSchool, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 1,395 students in 2018 compared to 1,238 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 60%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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