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Neenah High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Neenah High
As a big senior high in Neenah, Wisconsin, Neenah High serves 2,013 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Neenah Joint School District. That puts it 324% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.
Neenah Joint School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,662 students. Neenah High is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Neenah High records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Neenah High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Winnebago County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Neenah High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.
Across the wider county, Winnebago County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Winnebago County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), Neenah High is one campus in the mix.
Spring Road Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Neenah High. On composite proficiency, Neenah High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Neenah High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,025 (now 2,013). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 79%.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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