Lena High

Located at 304 E Main St, in Lena, Wisconsin, Lena High is a very small secondary school that hosts 124 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Lena School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Lena High sits 74% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Lena School District (304 students total), Lena High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lena High reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Oconto County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Lena High logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oconto County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lena High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.8%; actual is 32.0%, a gap of -27.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Oconto County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,049, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oconto County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,349 students), Lena High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lena Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lena High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lena High has increased 22%, going from 102 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.