Etude High

Etude High is one of the tiny senior highs in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, operated by Sheboygan Area School District, with 77 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 84% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Sheboygan Area School District runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 9,285 students. Etude High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Etude High shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Etude High has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at Etude High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sheboygan County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Etude High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 26.3%, a residual of -13.1 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sheboygan County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,094, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Etude High is one of 52 public schools in Sheboygan County (combined enrollment of about 17,340 students).

Nearest neighbor: George D Warriner High School for Personalized Learning, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Etude High. On composite proficiency, Etude High comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Etude High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Etude High's enrollment has edged down 43% since 2018, when it stood at 135 (now 77). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 6% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Etude High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.