Neillsville High

Neillsville High is one of the low-enrollment senior highs in Neillsville, Wisconsin, operated by Neillsville School District, with 246 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% below the state mean of about 475.

Neillsville School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 825 students. Neillsville High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Neillsville High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Neillsville High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.5%; Neillsville High posts 30.4%, -20.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clark County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,400, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Neillsville High is one of 21 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 4,522 students).

The closest other public school is Neillsville Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Neillsville High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Neillsville High's enrollment has contracted 43% since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 246). The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 86% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for Neillsville High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.