Enrollment
87
High
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHER-DUNBAR-PEMBINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551155001530
Pembine High
N18775 Sauld St, Pembine, WI 54156 · (715) 324-5314 · Marinette County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Wisconsin public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
52 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 23% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 44.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pembine High
Pembine High's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembine High this school | 87 | 59.8% | 54.7% |
| Winter High Winter | 72 | 58.3% | 44.8% |
| La Farge High La Farge | 66 | 62.1% | 40.0% |
| School of Options and Applied Research High Eagle River | 65 | 56.9% | 40.2% |
| North Crawford High Soldiers Grove | 123 | 54.5% | 29.9% |
| Wauzeka High Wauzeka | 83 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pembine High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marinette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #438 of 532 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
87
-13 (-13%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87 | 11.8 | 7.4:1 | 60% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 11.8 | 7.5:1 | 52% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 9.9 | 9.4:1 | 67% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 11 | 9.1:1 | 67% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 10.2 | 11.6:1 | 53% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 60% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 63% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 39% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembine High.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (119 to 87); teachers up 15% (10.2 to 11.8).
About Pembine High
A very small high school in Pembine, Wisconsin, Pembine High is part of Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. It teaches 87 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 82% below the average of about 475 students for high schools in Wisconsin.
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District is made up of 2 schools with 226 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Pembine High is 94% White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic and 2% Black. In Marinette County overall, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Pembine High reported 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 7.4:1. High schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.6:1. Roughly 60% of students at Pembine High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Marinette County report 44%.
Pembine High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Pembine High ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 54.7%. Predicted: 41.0%. Difference: 13.7 points.
In the surrounding county, Marinette County, the median household earns about $63,809 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Marinette County has 22 public schools with about 5,654 students, including Pembine High.
The closest school to Pembine High is Pembine Elementary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, Pembine High is behind the 55.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Pembine High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 87, compared with 100 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.4:1) than in 2020-21 (9.1:1).
People who know Pembine High can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marinette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,046
Census ACS
Median income
$63,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,654 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District
- Pembine ElementaryElementary · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Pembine Elementary0.0 mi · 139
- Niagara High10.1 mi · 184
- Niagara Elementary10.1 mi · 271
- Norway High School11.1 mi · 183
- Vulcan Middle School11.1 mi · 141
- Norway Elementary School11.1 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Pembine HighHow many students attend Pembine High?
Pembine High enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Pembine High serve?
Pembine High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pembine High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pembine High is approximately 7.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pembine High?
At Pembine High, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees Pembine High?
Pembine High is overseen by Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District in Marinette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.