New Glarus High

New Glarus High is one of the low-enrollment secondary schools in New Glarus, Wisconsin, operated by New Glarus School District, with 320 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 3 schools in New Glarus School District (953 students total), New Glarus High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, New Glarus High records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Green County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Green County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, New Glarus High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.6%; this one delivers 63.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Green County) shows that median household income runs about $82,852, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Green County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students), New Glarus High is one campus in the mix.

New Glarus Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Glarus High at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

New Glarus High operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 27%: 251 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025.

On this page, members of the New Glarus High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.