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Richland Center High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Richland Center High
As a mid-sized senior high in Richland Center, Wisconsin, Richland Center High hosts 512 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Richland School District.
Richland School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,121 students. Richland Center High is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Richland Center High records that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Richland Center High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.2%, the actual is 44.8%, a residual of -0.3 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Richland County shows median household income runs about $66,420, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richland Center High is one of 9 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 1,440 students).
The closest other public school is Richland Online Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richland Center High at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 47.9%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Richland Center High's enrollment has grew 35% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 512). White enrollment moved from 90% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Richland Center High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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- Richland Center Primary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Richland Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
- PARTNER Charter SchoolHigh · 21 students
- Richland Online AcademyCombined · 12 students
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- Richland Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Ithaca ElementaryElementary · 145 students
- Ithaca HighHigh · 105 students
- Ithaca MiddleMiddle · 69 students
- PARTNER Charter SchoolHigh · 21 students
- Richland Online Academy0.0 mi · 12
- PARTNER Charter School0.6 mi · 21
- Richland Center Intermediate School2.3 mi · 275
- Richland Center Primary School2.5 mi · 301
- Ithaca High6.3 mi · 105
- Ithaca Elementary6.3 mi · 145