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Enrollment
453
High
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551074001399
Horace Mann High
325 McKinley St, North Fond du Lac, WI 54937 · (920) 929-3740 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
198 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 27% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Horace Mann High
Horace Mann High's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann High this school | 453 | 43.7% | 23.3% |
| North High Waukesha | 911 | 43.1% | 35.5% |
| The REAL Sch Sturtevant | 538 | 42.0% | 36.9% |
| Harborside Academy Kenosha | 572 | 46.5% | 49.8% |
| Darlington High Darlington | 263 | 41.1% | 58.3% |
| Waterloo High Waterloo | 232 | 37.9% | 32.4% |
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 Horace Mann High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #373 of 402 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #189 of 532 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #167 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #76 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #125 of 418 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #62 of 128 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
453
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 453 | 31.2 | 14.5:1 | 44% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 31.4 | 14.2:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 32.9 | 14.2:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 29.2 | 14.3:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 34% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 14% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horace Mann High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (416 to 453); teachers up 7% (29.2 to 31.2).
About Horace Mann High
Horace Mann High is a public high school in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Federal data show 453 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Horace Mann High is a school in North Fond du Lac School District. The district has 6 schools and 1,571 students.
The share of White students at Horace Mann High is 64%, a majority. It is also 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Fond du Lac County is roughly 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Horace Mann High has 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin is about 14.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%. That is in line with the 41% average for public schools in Fond du Lac County.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 50.8%. Horace Mann High posts 23.3%, 27.5 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Fond du Lac County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,275, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 42 public schools and about 13,230 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Exploration Charter High School, is the closest to Horace Mann High. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Horace Mann High. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Horace Mann High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 453, close to the 442 recorded in 2020-21.
Horace Mann High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Fond du Lac School District
- Friendship Learning ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Bessie Allen MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 84 students
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional MindElementary · 60 students
- Exploration Charter High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Other schools in North Fond du Lac
- Friendship Learning ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Bessie Allen MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 84 students
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional MindElementary · 60 students
- Exploration Charter High SchoolHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Exploration Charter High School0.0 mi · 23
- Bessie Allen Middle0.1 mi · 339
- Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 84
- Friendship Learning Elementary0.3 mi · 612
- Treffert Way for the Exceptional Mind0.3 mi · 60
- Parkside Elementary2.0 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Horace Mann HighHow large is Horace Mann High?
Horace Mann High enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Horace Mann High serve?
Horace Mann High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horace Mann High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horace Mann High is approximately 14.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horace Mann High?
At Horace Mann High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Horace Mann High public or private?
Horace Mann High is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Fond du Lac School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.