Onalaska High

Onalaska High is a sprawling high school in Onalaska, Wisconsin, part of Onalaska School District. The school instructs 925 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Onalaska High sits 95% bigger than that benchmark.

Onalaska School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,920 students; Onalaska High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Onalaska High logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Onalaska High lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Onalaska High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.1%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for La Crosse County put the typical household earns roughly $73,013 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, La Crosse County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,903 students), of which Onalaska High is one.

The closest other public school is Pertzsch Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Onalaska High at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Onalaska High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 922 (now 925). White enrollment moved from 81% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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