Laurel High

Laurel High is a rural-scale secondary school in Viroqua, Wisconsin, overseen by Viroqua Area School District. The school serves 43 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 475.

Viroqua Area School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,038 students; Laurel High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Laurel High logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Laurel High higher than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Vernon County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Laurel High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Vernon County put median household earnings sit near $71,893, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Vernon County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), of which Laurel High is one.

The closest other public school is Viroqua Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Laurel High comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site. As a public charter, Laurel High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Laurel High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 43). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 86%. Class-load math has tightened: from 44.0:1 in 2018 to 28.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Laurel High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.