Enrollment
105
High
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTICE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551221001589
Prentice High
1025 Town St, Prentice, WI 54556 · (715) 428-2811 · Price County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
30 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 9 | 23 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Prentice School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Prentice High
Prentice High's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice High this school | 105 | 28.6% | 38.1% |
| Lena High Lena | 124 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| Highland Community High Highland | 94 | 27.7% | 50.2% |
| Southwestern Wisconsin High Hazel Green | 151 | 27.2% | 50.5% |
| La Crosse Polytechnic School La Crosse | 86 | 31.4% | 62.8% |
| Drummond High Drummond | 92 | 30.4% | 40.5% |
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 Prentice High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #299 of 402 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #416 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #277 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
105
-12 (-10%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 105 | 11.3 | 9.3:1 | 29% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 10.4 | 10.3:1 | 43% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 11.5 | 10.2:1 | 43% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 40% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 11.7 | 12.4:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 32% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 45% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 17 | 10.6:1 | 32% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prentice High.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (144 to 105); teachers down 3% (11.7 to 11.3).
About Prentice High
As a very small high school, Prentice High serves students in Prentice, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 105 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 78% below average.
The district, Prentice School District, has 328 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Of every 100 students at Prentice High, about 90 are White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Price County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
A staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.3:1. The gap from the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is 5.3 students per teacher. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 28% average for public schools in Price County.
After accounting for student poverty, Prentice High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1% is 22.0 points below the 60.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Price County, median household income comes to about $60,546, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 1,464 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Prentice Elementary, is the closest to Prentice High. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Prentice High is behind the 56.5% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Prentice High has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 9.3 students per teacher, compared with 10.6 in 2020-21.
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Price County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$60,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentice School District
- Prentice ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Prentice MiddleMiddle · 90 students
Other schools in Prentice
- Prentice ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Prentice MiddleMiddle · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Prentice Elementary0.0 mi · 133
- Prentice Middle0.0 mi · 90
- Phillips Elementary11.5 mi · 302
- Phillips High11.9 mi · 204
- Phillips Middle11.9 mi · 144
- Rib Lake Elementary15.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Prentice HighHow large is Prentice High?
Prentice High enrolls approximately 105 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Prentice High serve?
Prentice High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Prentice High have?
Prentice High employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Prentice High?
Prentice High reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prentice High?
Prentice High is overseen by Prentice School District in Price County.
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