Enrollment
110
High
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEPIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551158001532
Pepin High
510 Pine St, Pepin, WI 54759 · (715) 442-2391 · Pepin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Wisconsin public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
23 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 9% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Pepin Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -16.3pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 64.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 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 Pepin High
Pepin High's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepin High this school | 110 | 20.9% | 56.8% |
| Rosholt High Rosholt | 144 | 20.8% | 55.4% |
| Little Chute Career Pathways Academy Little Chute | 93 | 20.4% | 82.0% |
| Oakfield High Oakfield | 166 | 18.7% | 51.1% |
| Albany High Albany | 75 | 22.7% | 30.4% |
| School for Arts and Performance Wales | 114 | 15.8% | 76.3% |
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 Pepin High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #84 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #25 of 64 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #48 of 64 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #407 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #344 of 418 |
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
110
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 110 | 9.6 | 11.4:1 | 21% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 10.2 | 11.4:1 | 17% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 10.4 | 11.5:1 | 18% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 10.4 | 8.0:1 | 23% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 30% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 11 | 11.2:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 25% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 16 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pepin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (83 to 110); teachers down 7% (10.4 to 9.6).
About Pepin High
Pepin High is a very small high school located in Pepin, Wisconsin. It reported 110 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Wisconsin enroll about 475 students on average.
The 2 schools of Pepin Area School District, including Pepin High, enroll 225 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pepin High is 95% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic. In Pepin County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Pepin High are from different groups.
Staffing at Pepin High comes to 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 3.2 more students per teacher than here. Pepin High counts 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pepin County average 35%.
Pepin High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Pepin High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.8% is 8.1 points below the 64.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Pepin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $75,256, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,219 students.
Pepin Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Pepin High. Pepin High has 5 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.3% proficiency; Pepin High posts 56.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Pepin High is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 112 to 110, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pepin High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,431
Census ACS
Median income
$75,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pepin Area School District
- Pepin ElementaryElementary · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Pepin Elementary0.0 mi · 115
- LINCOLN SECONDARY5.8 mi · 597
- BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 592
- WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY9.0 mi · 251
- WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY9.0 mi · 205
- Alma Elementary11.6 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Pepin HighHow large is Pepin High?
Pepin High enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Pepin High serve?
Pepin High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Pepin High have?
Pepin High employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pepin High?
Student demographics at Pepin High are roughly 95% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pepin High?
Pepin High is overseen by Pepin Area School District in Pepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.