School of Options and Applied Research High

School of Options and Applied Research High operates as a minimally staffed secondary school in Eagle River, Wisconsin, overseen by Northland Pines School District. Current enrollment sits at 65 students spanning grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so School of Options and Applied Research High sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Northland Pines School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,512 students; School of Options and Applied Research High is among them.

Looking at the student body, School of Options and Applied Research High records that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, School of Options and Applied Research High has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting School of Options and Applied Research High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, School of Options and Applied Research High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Vilas County) shows that median household income runs about $68,431, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Vilas County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,771 students), of which School of Options and Applied Research High is one.

Northland Pines Middle and High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around School of Options and Applied Research High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), School of Options and Applied Research High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. School of Options and Applied Research High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 210%: 21 students in 2018 compared to 65 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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