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Saint Croix Central High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Saint Croix Central High
Set in Hammond, Wisconsin, Saint Croix Central High is a moderately sized senior high, run under Saint Croix Central School District. It hosts 486 students across grades 9 through 12.
Saint Croix Central School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,866 students. Saint Croix Central High is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Saint Croix Central High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to St. Croix County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Saint Croix Central High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.7%; this one delivers 52.4%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Croix County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,046, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saint Croix Central High is one of 31 public schools in St. Croix County (combined enrollment of about 14,266 students).
Saint Croix Virtual Academy Inc is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saint Croix Central High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Saint Croix Central High's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 486). Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 90%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
St. Croix County at a glance
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Related schools
- Saint Croix Central ElementaryElementary · 629 students
- Saint Croix Central MiddleMiddle · 476 students
- Saint Croix Virtual Academy IncCombined · 275 students
- Saint Croix Central MiddleMiddle · 476 students
- Saint Croix Virtual Academy IncCombined · 275 students
- Saint Croix Virtual Academy Inc0.0 mi · 275
- Saint Croix Central Middle0.7 mi · 476
- Greenfield Elementary3.4 mi · 770
- Baldwin-Woodville High3.5 mi · 533
- Saint Croix Central Elementary5.1 mi · 629
- Viking Middle8.3 mi · 375