Enrollment
375
High
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550744000844
Kiel High
210 Raider Hts, Kiel, WI 53042 · (920) 894-2263 · Manitowoc County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
70 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Kiel 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
-65 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.6:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kiel High
Kiel High is a close-knit 9-12 campus in Kiel, Wisconsin, run under Kiel Area School District. The school serves 375 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 475.
Within Kiel Area School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,299 students, Kiel High is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Kiel High lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, Kiel High has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 19% of students at Kiel High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Manitowoc County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kiel High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 66.2%; actual is 41.8%, a gap of -24.4 points.
In the broader community, census data for Manitowoc County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,148 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kiel High is one of 30 public schools in Manitowoc County (combined enrollment of about 10,090 students).
The closest other public school is Zielanis Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Kiel High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kiel High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.7%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Five-year trend. Kiel High's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 375).
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kiel Area School District
- Zielanis ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Kiel MiddleMiddle · 338 students
- Between the Lakes Virtual AcademyElementary · 111 students
- Kiel eSchoolHigh · 63 students
Other schools in Kiel
- Zielanis ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Kiel MiddleMiddle · 338 students
- Between the Lakes Virtual AcademyElementary · 111 students
- Kiel eSchoolHigh · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Zielanis Elementary0.5 mi · 412
- Kiel Middle0.7 mi · 338
- Kiel eSchool0.7 mi · 63
- Between the Lakes Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 111
- New Holstein Elementary3.8 mi · 437
- New Holstein High3.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Kiel HighHow many students attend Kiel High?
Kiel High enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kiel High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kiel High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kiel High?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Kiel High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kiel High?
At Kiel High, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Kiel High public or private?
Kiel High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kiel Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.