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What do students at Rice Lake High actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
674
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICE LAKE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551281001699
Rice Lake High
30 S Wisconsin Ave, Rice Lake, WI 54868 · (715) 234-2181 · Barron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL674 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
14.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
224 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 159 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 181 | 27% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Rice Lake Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Rice Lake High
Rice Lake High's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake High this school | 674 | 33.2% | 52.6% |
| Tomah High Tomah | 882 | 34.7% | 38.8% |
| Rhinelander High Rhinelander | 757 | 34.7% | 53.2% |
| Medford High Medford | 667 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
| Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School Waupun | 832 | 33.2% | 49.4% |
| Portage High Portage | 600 | 30.5% | 32.4% |
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 Rice Lake High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Barron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #131 of 402 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #140 of 532 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #163 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #186 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #218 of 418 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #164 of 203 | N/A |
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
674
-67 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 674 | 46.6 | 14.5:1 | 33% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 53.2 | 13.4:1 | 36% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 52.7 | 13.6:1 | 35% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 38% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 45.4 | 15.3:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 33% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 35% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 21% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 766 | 46 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Lake High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (695 to 674); teachers up 3% (45.4 to 46.6).
About Rice Lake High
Rice Lake High is a medium-sized high school in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 674 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
Rice Lake Area School District is the local district for Rice Lake High. It runs 6 schools with 2,096 students.
At Rice Lake High, White students make up 85% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Rice Lake High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Rice Lake High employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 33% in 2024-25. Public schools in Barron County average 41%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rice Lake High falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 52.6% actual against 57.3% predicted.
In the county around the school, Barron County, median household income is about $65,933, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 36 public schools operate in Barron County, serving about 7,199 students.
The nearest public school is Hilltop Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Rice Lake High has 4 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.4%, higher than Rice Lake High's 52.6%.
The federal government classifies Rice Lake High's location as Town: Remote.
The number of students dropped from 741 to 674 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Barron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,797
Census ACS
Median income
$65,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rice Lake Area School District
- Rice Lake MiddleMiddle · 622 students
- Tainter ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Hilltop ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- Haugen ElementaryElementary · 83 students
- Hilltop Day Care and PreschoolElementary · 21 students
- Head StartCombined
Other schools in Rice Lake
- Rice Lake MiddleMiddle · 622 students
- Tainter ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Hilltop ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- Hilltop Day Care and PreschoolElementary · 21 students
- Head StartCombined
Nearby schools
- Hilltop Elementary0.2 mi · 251
- Hilltop Day Care and Preschool0.2 mi · 21
- Rice Lake Middle0.3 mi · 622
- Tainter Elementary1.9 mi · 445
- Cameron Elementary5.6 mi · 432
- North Star Academy6.7 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Lake HighHow many students attend Rice Lake High?
Rice Lake High enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rice Lake High serve?
Rice Lake High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rice Lake High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rice Lake High is approximately 14.5:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rice Lake High?
At Rice Lake High, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rice Lake High?
Rice Lake High is overseen by Rice Lake Area School District in Barron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.