Renaissance Charter Academy

Renaissance Charter Academy is a small high school in River Falls, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 54022). Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 49 students. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students.

River Falls School District, which runs Renaissance Charter Academy, has 8 schools and 3,442 students.

Roughly 71% of students at Renaissance Charter Academy are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%.

At Renaissance Charter Academy, 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.6:1. That is lower than the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 23% average for public schools in Pierce County is 16 points lower.

Among Pierce County residents, the median household income is $92,109, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Renaissance Charter Academy, Pierce County has 25 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Renaissance Charter Academy to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to River Falls High. Other public schools within five miles: 7.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

2024-25 enrollment was 49, a 9% rise from 45 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.0:1 to 9.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Renaissance Charter Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.