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What's the biggest difference between Menomonie High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
966
High
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENOMONIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550909001079
Menomonie High
1715 5th St W, Menomonie, WI 54751 · (715) 232-2606 · Dunn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL966 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
15.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
329 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 222 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Menomonie Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Menomonie High
Menomonie High's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menomonie High this school | 966 | 34.1% | 46.4% |
| Central High La Crosse | 969 | 39.1% | 43.5% |
| Memorial High Eau Claire | 1,558 | 28.4% | 55.3% |
| Stevens Point Area Senior High Stevens Point | 1,478 | 30.2% | 46.3% |
| North High Appleton | 1,635 | 29.2% | 48.0% |
| Holmen High Holmen | 1,242 | 24.6% | 50.8% |
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 Menomonie High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #209 of 402 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #95 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #228 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #117 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #209 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #193 of 203 |
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
966
-55 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 858
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 966 | 62.7 | 15.4:1 | 34% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 36% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 1,011 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 36% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 1,021 | 60 | 17.0:1 | 40% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 59.9 | 16.2:1 | 30% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 962 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 35% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 36% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 1,101 | 62 | 17.8:1 | 31% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 858 | 54 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menomonie High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (972 to 966); teachers up 5% (59.9 to 62.7).
About Menomonie High
Menomonie High serves students in Menomonie, Wisconsin, as a high-enrollment high school. It reports enrollment of 966 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Wisconsin enroll around 475, and this school is 103% larger than that mark.
Menomonie Area School District is made up of 8 schools with 3,199 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Menomonie High, about 77 are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Dunn County, the White share is about 91%. The diversity index for Menomonie High is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Menomonie High has 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1. At Menomonie High, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Test results at Menomonie High are 10.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.4% actual, 56.8% predicted).
Census data for Dunn County show median household income comes to about $74,824, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 17 public schools and about 5,848 students.
The closest school to Menomonie High is River Heights Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Menomonie High. On proficiency, Menomonie High is behind the 58.3% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (17.0:1).
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Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,527
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menomonie Area School District
- Menomonie MiddleMiddle · 730 students
- River Heights ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Wakanda ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4KElementary · 190 students
- Knapp ElementaryElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Menomonie
- Menomonie MiddleMiddle · 730 students
- River Heights ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Wakanda ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4KElementary · 190 students
Nearby schools
- River Heights Elementary0.4 mi · 403
- Oaklawn Elementary1.9 mi · 382
- Menomonie Middle1.9 mi · 730
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4K2.4 mi · 190
- Wakanda Elementary2.6 mi · 351
- Downsville Elementary6.2 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Menomonie HighWhat is the total enrollment at Menomonie High?
Menomonie High enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Menomonie High serve?
Menomonie High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Menomonie High?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Menomonie High.
How diverse is Menomonie High?
Menomonie High reports a student body of 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Menomonie High?
Menomonie High is overseen by Menomonie Area School District in Dunn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.