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Granton High

217 N Main St, Granton, WI 54436 · (715) 238-7175 · Clark County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 475
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
55 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 62522%
Grade 71614%
Grade 81110%
Grade 91614%
Grade 101715%
Grade 111917%
Grade 1287%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
9787%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
1110%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4843%
Female
6457%

School pathway

Feeds from
Granton ElementaryPK–05
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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
29.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -19.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.4%15.0%
2023-2446.5%34.9%
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Granton High

Granton High's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Granton High this school11249.1%39.8%
Wausaukee High
Wausaukee
12348.0%45.7%
John Edwards High
Port Edwards
14448.6%56.8%
Northwood High/Middle
Minong
14048.6%25.5%
South Shore Jr/Sr High
Port Wing
9146.2%63.6%
Wonewoc-Center High
Wonewoc
11450.9%35.5%
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Granton High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Clark County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#283 of 402#4 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.0%#61 of 64
▼ 12
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.4%#57 of 64
▼ 27
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
112#406 of 532#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.1%#94 of 418#5 of 8
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
112
+11 (+11%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 94
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25112912.5:149% (55)
2023-2410512.78.3:154% (57)
2022-2310713.57.9:150% (53)
2020-21101137.8:155% (56)
2017-1810513.87.6:165% (68)
2015-16114148.1:164% (73)
2010-116187.6:157% (35)
2000-01129149.2:137% (48)
1990-9194127.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granton High.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (105 to 112); teachers down 35% (13.8 to 9).

About Granton High

Granton High is a very small high school with an address in Granton, Wisconsin. It enrolls 112 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12. It has 76% fewer students than the average for high schools in Wisconsin (about 475).

Granton Area School District, which runs Granton High, has 2 schools and 244 students.

Of every 100 students at Granton High, about 87 are White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Granton High, giving a ratio of 12.5:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. A total of 55 students, or 49%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Granton High scores 39.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.5%.

American Community Survey estimates for Clark County show that median household income comes to about $67,400, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County counts 21 public schools with about 4,522 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Granton High from the closest public school, Granton Elementary. The ten-mile area around Granton High holds 5 other public schools. Granton High's average proficiency of 39.8% compares with 48.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Granton High falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Granton High had a net gain of 11 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 7.8 in 2020-21.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
34,739
Census ACS
Median income
$67,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,522 students

Quick facts

School name
Granton High
District
Granton Area School District
Address
217 N Main St, Granton, WI 54436
Phone
(715) 238-7175
County
Clark County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
55 (49%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
550564000600
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Granton High
What is the total enrollment at Granton High?
Granton High enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Granton High serve?
Granton High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Granton High have?
Granton High employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Granton High?
At Granton High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Granton High public or private?
Granton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granton Area School District.
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