Memorial High

Set in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Memorial High is a sprawling secondary school, overseen by Eau Claire Area School District. It teaches 1,558 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 228% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 23 schools in Eau Claire Area School District (10,687 students total), Memorial High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Memorial High logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Memorial High has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Memorial High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Eau Claire County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Memorial High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 55.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Eau Claire County) records that median household income runs about $74,546, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Eau Claire County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students), of which Memorial High is one.

The closest other public school is Flynn Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Memorial High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Memorial High's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,740 (now 1,558). The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 74% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Memorial High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.