Northwestern High

Northwestern High is a small senior high in Maple, Wisconsin, run under Maple School District. The school serves 372 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Northwestern High sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Maple School District (1,271 students total), Northwestern High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Northwestern High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Douglas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northwestern High has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northwestern High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.2%, the actual is 53.0%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Douglas County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,099 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Douglas County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,519 students), Northwestern High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northwestern Middle, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwestern High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwestern High has declined 11%, going from 419 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, 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.