Marinette High

Marinette High is a mid-tier high school in Marinette, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Marinette School District. The school serves 618 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Marinette High sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

Marinette School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,914 students; Marinette High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Marinette High shows that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Marinette High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.4%; actual is 30.8%, a gap of -18.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marinette County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,809, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Marinette County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,654 students), of which Marinette High is one.

Marinette Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marinette High. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marinette High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.2%.

Marinette High operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marinette High has showed little movement, going from 604 students in 2018 to 618 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 86%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.