Mauston High

As an intimate secondary school in Mauston, Wisconsin, Mauston High educates 365 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Mauston School District. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 8 schools in Mauston School District (1,378 students total), Mauston High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mauston High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Mauston High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mauston High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.9%; actual is 36.2%, a gap of -16.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Juneau County shows median household income runs about $67,270, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Mauston High is one of 24 public schools in Juneau County (combined enrollment of about 3,471 students).

The closest other public school is iLEAD Charter Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mauston High comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

Mauston High operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mauston High has ticked down 22%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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