Laona High

Located at 5216 Forest Ave, in Laona, Wisconsin, Laona High is an one-room-style four-year high school that teaches 146 students (grades 6 through 12), part of Laona School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Laona High sits 69% below that benchmark.

Laona School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 291 students. Laona High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Laona High shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 13% Native American, 5% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Forest County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Laona High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Laona High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Laona High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 59.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Forest County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,071 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Laona High is one of 7 public schools in Forest County (combined enrollment of about 1,483 students).

The closest other public school is Robinson Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laona High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 47%: 99 students in 2018 compared to 146 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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