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Enrollment
1,337
High
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551707002209
Lincoln High
1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 · (715) 424-6750 · Wood County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,337 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
535 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 330 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 340 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 332 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 335 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln High
Lincoln High's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High this school | 1,337 | 40.0% | 44.4% |
| Ashwaubenon High Green Bay | 1,024 | 31.4% | 50.7% |
| Craig High Janesville | 1,400 | 37.2% | 34.5% |
| Chippewa Falls High Chippewa Falls | 1,451 | 33.2% | 48.8% |
| Tomah High Tomah | 882 | 34.7% | 38.8% |
| Marshfield High Marshfield | 1,181 | 30.3% | 61.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #233 of 402 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,337 | #40 of 532 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #293 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #142 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #163 of 418 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #22 of 128 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,337
-75 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,339
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,337 | 78.1 | 17.1:1 | 40% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 1,380 | 79.3 | 17.4:1 | 43% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 1,380 | 81.1 | 17.0:1 | 42% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 83 | 17.0:1 | 44% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 1,119 | 61.4 | 18.2:1 | 35% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 1,164 | 64 | 18.2:1 | 39% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 1,284 | 82 | 15.7:1 | 27% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 1,560 | 98 | 15.9:1 | 21% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 1,339 | 87 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln High.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,119 to 1,337); teachers up 27% (61.4 to 78.1).
About Lincoln High
Lincoln High is a large high school in Wisconsin Rapids School District, located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,337 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Wisconsin enroll around 475, and this school is 181% bigger than that mark.
Wisconsin Rapids School District runs Lincoln High along with 11 other schools, enrolling 4,578 students in total.
At Lincoln High, 82% of students are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Wood County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln High is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Wisconsin, 14.6:1, is lower. Lincoln High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 40%.
Lincoln High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.4% is 8.7 points below the 53.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Wood County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $67,989 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 32 public schools and about 10,849 students.
WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lincoln High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Lincoln High is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,337, down from 1,412 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other Lincoln High schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Lincoln High. Lincoln High is the 13th largest of the 27.
- Lincoln HighManitowoc, WI · 1,385 students
- Lincoln HighStockton, CA · 2,801 students
- Lincoln High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,472 students
- Lincoln High SchoolGahanna, OH · 2,468 students
- Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 2,364 students
Nearby schools
- WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning0.7 mi · 208
- Grove Elementary1.0 mi · 178
- Central Oaks Academy1.0 mi · 88
- Woodside Elementary1.1 mi · 354
- Howe Elementary1.2 mi · 336
- Washington Elementary1.6 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln HighHow large is Lincoln High?
Lincoln High enrolls approximately 1,337 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lincoln High serve?
Lincoln High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln High?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Lincoln High.
How diverse is Lincoln High?
Lincoln High reports a student body of 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln High?
Lincoln High is overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.