Lincoln High

Lincoln High is one of the roomy four-year high schools in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, run under Wisconsin Rapids School District, with 1,337 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 181% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Wisconsin Rapids School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,578 students. Lincoln High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Lincoln High higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 44.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wood County shows median household income runs about $67,989, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Wood County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), of which Lincoln High is one.

The closest other public school is WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln High at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Lincoln High's enrollment has expanded 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,119 (now 1,337). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 89% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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