River Cities High

River Cities High is one of the tiny four-year high schools in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, operated by Wisconsin Rapids School District, with 77 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so River Cities High sits 84% leaner than that benchmark.

Wisconsin Rapids School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,578 students. River Cities High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, River Cities High reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 10% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, River Cities High has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wood County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Wood County reports that median household income runs about $67,989, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Wood County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), River Cities High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln High, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. River Cities High's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 77). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for River Cities High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.