Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy

As a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Oconto, Wisconsin, Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy works with 13 students from grades 5 through 12, overseen by Oconto Unified School District. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 97% below typical.

Oconto Unified School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 922 students. Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Oconto County's rate of about 40%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oconto County indicate median household income runs about $75,049, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Oconto County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,349 students), of which Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy is one.

Oconto High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy's enrollment has shrank 58% since 2018, when it stood at 31 (now 13). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 62%. Class-load math has fell: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.