Nekoosa High

Nekoosa High is a senior high of tight-knit scale in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, operated by Nekoosa School District, hosting 285 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Nekoosa High sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Nekoosa School District (1,197 students total), Nekoosa High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Nekoosa High lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nekoosa High has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nekoosa High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.6%; Nekoosa High posts 27.1%, -19.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Wood County reports that median household income runs about $67,989, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wood County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), of which Nekoosa High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nekoosa Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nekoosa High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nekoosa High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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