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Menomonie High
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Menomonie High
Menomonie High, a well-populated 9-12 campus in Menomonie, Wisconsin, operated by Menomonie Area School District, hosts 966 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 103% above the state mean of about 475.
Within Menomonie Area School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,199 students, Menomonie High is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Menomonie High reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Menomonie High has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Menomonie High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of -10.3 points.
In the surrounding community, Dunn County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,824 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Dunn County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,848 students), of which Menomonie High is one.
Nearest neighbor: River Heights Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Menomonie High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Menomonie High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Menomonie High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 972 (now 966). White enrollment moved from 87% to 77% across the same window.
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Related schools
- 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
- 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
- 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