Renaissance Charter Academy

Renaissance Charter Academy is a tiny high school in River Falls, Wisconsin, one of the schools within River Falls School District. The school teaches 49 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

River Falls School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,442 students; Renaissance Charter Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Renaissance Charter Academy reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Renaissance Charter Academy has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Renaissance Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pierce County (around 23%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household income runs about $92,109, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pierce County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,419 students), of which Renaissance Charter Academy is one.

River Falls High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Renaissance Charter Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. Renaissance Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Renaissance Charter Academy's enrollment has grew 44% since 2018, when it stood at 34 (now 49). Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 6% to 0%.

On the community side, the feed for Renaissance Charter Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.