Horace Mann High

Horace Mann High is one of the medium-sized high schools in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, part of North Fond du Lac School District, with 453 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

North Fond du Lac School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,571 students; Horace Mann High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Horace Mann High records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Horace Mann High has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Horace Mann High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Horace Mann High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.8%; this one comes in at 23.3%, -27.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fond du Lac County indicate median household income runs about $74,275, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Fond du Lac County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students), Horace Mann High is one campus in the mix.

Exploration Charter High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Horace Mann High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horace Mann High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Horace Mann High's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 453). Over the same period, the White share fell from 82% to 64%.

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