Ithaca High

Ithaca High, a very small four-year high school in Richland Center, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Ithaca School District, caters to 105 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 78% smaller than the state mean of about 475.

Ithaca School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 319 students. Ithaca High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ithaca High records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Richland County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ithaca High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.9%; this one delivers 42.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,420 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Richland County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,440 students), Ithaca High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ithaca Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ithaca High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ithaca High has edged down 19%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.