North High

North High is a big senior high in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Eau Claire Area School District. The school enrolls 1,567 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 230% above typical.

Eau Claire Area School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 10,687 students. North High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, North High reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Eau Claire County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting North High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at North High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, North High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Eau Claire County put the typical household earns roughly $74,546 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Eau Claire County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students), of which North High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Davey Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. North High's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,361 (now 1,567). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 75% to 71%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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