Seneca High
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BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Seneca High
As a micro-enrollment senior high in Seneca, Wisconsin, Seneca High instructs 92 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Seneca Area School District. That puts it 81% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.
Across the 3 schools in Seneca Area School District (255 students total), Seneca High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Seneca High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Seneca High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Crawford County's rate of about 51%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Seneca High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 60.5%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household income runs about $64,094, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Crawford County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), of which Seneca High is one.
The closest other public school is Seneca Junior High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Seneca High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.9%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Seneca High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 92). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 1% to 7%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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- Seneca ElementaryElementary · 109 students
- Seneca Junior HighMiddle · 54 students
- Seneca ElementaryElementary · 109 students
- Seneca Junior HighMiddle · 54 students
- Seneca Junior High0.0 mi · 54
- Seneca Elementary0.0 mi · 109
- North Crawford Elementary10.0 mi · 284
- North Crawford High10.0 mi · 123
- Wauzeka High13.0 mi · 83
- Wauzeka Elementary13.0 mi · 112