Lake Mills High

Lake Mills High is one of the mid-sized senior highs in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, part of Lake Mills Area School District, with 447 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Lake Mills Area School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,473 students. Lake Mills High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lake Mills High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lake Mills High shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Lake Mills High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Jefferson County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Mills High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 64.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $83,750, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), of which Lake Mills High is one.

Lake Mills Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lake Mills High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Mills High at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lake Mills High's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 447). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lake Mills High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.