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Enrollment
1,210
High
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAUKAUNA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550729000793
Kaukauna High
1701 County Road CE, Kaukauna, WI 54130 · (920) 766-6113 · Outagamie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,210 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
16.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
263 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 276 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 329 | 27% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kaukauna Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 Kaukauna High
Kaukauna High's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaukauna High this school | 1,210 | 21.7% | 42.5% |
| Milton High Milton | 1,057 | 20.2% | 47.3% |
| De Pere High De Pere | 1,466 | 19.2% | 62.9% |
| Hartford High Hartford | 1,324 | 23.3% | 44.3% |
| Monona Grove High Monona | 1,170 | 19.3% | 45.7% |
| West High West Bend | 1,085 | 25.9% | 43.7% |
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 Kaukauna High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #260 of 402 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,210 | #60 of 532 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #259 of 325 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #176 of 325 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #333 of 418 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #86 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
1,210
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 985
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,210 | 75 | 16.1:1 | 22% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 1,260 | 76.5 | 16.5:1 | 22% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 1,261 | 79.3 | 15.9:1 | 21% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 75 | 16.1:1 | 22% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 1,164 | 67.1 | 17.3:1 | 17% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 67 | 17.3:1 | 25% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 1,184 | 67 | 17.7:1 | 20% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 1,301 | 84 | 15.5:1 | 11% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 985 | 63 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kaukauna High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,164 to 1,210); teachers up 12% (67.1 to 75).
About Kaukauna High
Kaukauna High sits in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, and is classified as a high school. It educates 1,210 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Wisconsin is about 475 students.
The 7 schools of Kaukauna Area School District, including Kaukauna High, enroll 4,044 students.
Kaukauna High enrolls a student body that is 83% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Outagamie County is about 86% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kaukauna High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
A ratio of 16.1:1 comes from the school's 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Kaukauna High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County is 10 points higher.
Kaukauna High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.3%. The school's actual rate is 42.5%, 21.9 points lower.
Among Outagamie County residents, median household income is about $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 73 public schools in Outagamie County, with a combined enrollment of about 31,330.
The nearest public school is Quinney Elementary, at about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Kaukauna High is 8th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Kaukauna High is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,207 students in 2020-21 and 1,210 in 2024-25.
The Kaukauna High community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kaukauna Area School District
- River View SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Dr H B Tanner ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Quinney ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Haen ElementaryElementary · 323 students
- New Directions Learning CommunityElementary · 270 students
- Park Community Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Kaukauna
- River View SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Dr H B Tanner ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Quinney ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Haen ElementaryElementary · 323 students
- New Directions Learning CommunityElementary · 270 students
- Park Community Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Quinney Elementary1.2 mi · 359
- New Directions Learning Community1.2 mi · 270
- Dr H B Tanner Elementary1.4 mi · 466
- River View School1.6 mi · 1,160
- Park Community Charter School2.0 mi · 256
- Janssen Elementary2.6 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Kaukauna HighHow many students attend Kaukauna High?
Kaukauna High enrolls approximately 1,210 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kaukauna High serve?
Kaukauna High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Kaukauna High have?
Kaukauna High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kaukauna High?
Student demographics at Kaukauna High are roughly 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kaukauna High in?
Kaukauna High is part of Kaukauna Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.