East High

Located at 2607 N 18th St, in Wausau, Wisconsin, East High is a roomy senior high that enrolls 893 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Wausau School District. That puts it 88% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 21 schools in Wausau School District (7,738 students total), East High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, East High logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, East High lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, East High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -10.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marathon County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,884 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East High is one of 52 public schools in Marathon County (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students).

Nearest neighbor: Enrich Excel Achieve Learning Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East High has decreased 7%, going from 962 students in 2018 to 893 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 73% to 66% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.