Phelps High

Phelps High operates as a very small secondary school in Phelps, Wisconsin, operated by Phelps School District. Current enrollment sits at 27 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 475.

Across the 2 schools in Phelps School District (88 students total), Phelps High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Phelps High records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Vilas County shows median household earnings sit near $68,431, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Phelps High is one of 13 public schools in Vilas County (combined enrollment of about 2,771 students).

Phelps Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 51%: 55 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Phelps High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.