Enrollment
260
High
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KICKAPOO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551254001658
Kickapoo High
S6520 State Highway 131, Viola, WI 54664 · (608) 627-0103 · Vernon County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
109 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 18% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Kickapoo Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 51.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Kickapoo High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #129 of 402 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #43 of 64 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #24 of 64 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #287 of 532 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #70 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #320 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #141 of 418 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #70 of 203 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 260 | 20.4 | 12.7:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 20.5 | 12.6:1 | 41% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 20.5 | 13.0:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 46% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 20.2 | 15.0:1 | 50% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 59% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 56% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 34% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kickapoo High.
About Kickapoo High
Kickapoo High is one of the public schools in Viola, Wisconsin. It is a small high school. The student body numbers 260 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
District-wide, Kickapoo Area School District has 2 schools and 464 students.
White students are the large majority at Kickapoo High, with 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Kickapoo High has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Kickapoo High is 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, higher than at this school. About 42% of students, or 109, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kickapoo High is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (52.8% versus 51.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
According to the American Community Survey, in Vernon County, median household income is about $71,893, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Kickapoo High is one of 23 public schools in Vernon County, which together enroll about 3,669 students.
Kickapoo Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Kickapoo High. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. The school's 52.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Kickapoo High is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 260 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 289. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.7:1.
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Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kickapoo Area School District
- Kickapoo ElementaryElementary · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Kickapoo Elementary0.0 mi · 204
- La Farge Elementary6.2 mi · 83
- La Farge High6.2 mi · 66
- La Farge Middle6.2 mi · 47
- Kickapoo Valley Forest School7.5 mi · 66
- North Crawford High11.4 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Kickapoo HighWhat is the total enrollment at Kickapoo High?
Kickapoo High enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Kickapoo High serve?
Kickapoo High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kickapoo High?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Kickapoo High.
How diverse is Kickapoo High?
Kickapoo High reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kickapoo High?
Kickapoo High is overseen by Kickapoo Area School District in Vernon County.
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