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What advice would you give to incoming students at Shawano High?
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Enrollment
702
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWANO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551362001780
Shawano High
220 County Road B, Shawano, WI 54166 · (715) 526-2175 · Shawano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
284 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 171 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shawano School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shawano High
Shawano High's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawano High this school | 702 | 40.5% | 36.7% |
| Lakeland High Minocqua | 696 | 43.0% | 42.5% |
| Hayward High Hayward | 522 | 46.4% | 35.6% |
| Turner High Beloit | 459 | 36.6% | 36.4% |
| Platteville High Platteville | 479 | 39.0% | 54.9% |
| Reedsburg Area High Reedsburg | 889 | 38.6% | 45.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shawano High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Shawano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #305 of 402 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #135 of 532 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #189 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #61 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #158 of 418 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #85 of 203 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
702
-102 (-13%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 702 | 47.3 | 14.9:1 | 40% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 44.9 | 17.2:1 | 41% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 49.5 | 16.2:1 | 42% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 46% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 52.1 | 15.2:1 | 37% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 42% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 44% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 24% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 45 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawano High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (792 to 702); teachers down 9% (52.1 to 47.3).
About Shawano High
Shawano High is a high school located in Shawano, Wisconsin, in Shawano County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 702 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Wisconsin is about 475 students, so this school is 48% bigger than average.
Shawano School District has 5 schools and 2,079 students, and Shawano High is one of those schools.
At Shawano High, White students make up 64% of the student body. The remaining shares are 15% Native American, 13% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Shawano County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 47.3 full-time equivalents, or about 14.9 students per teacher. That matches the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. About 40% of students, or 284, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Wisconsin, Shawano High is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.7% compared with a predicted 52.8%.
Across Shawano County, the median household income is $66,479, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Shawano County is home to 17 public schools and about 4,832 public school students.
The closest other public school is Brener Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Shawano High has 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Shawano High ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 44.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Shawano High's enrollment dropped 13%, to 702. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Shawano High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shawano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,039
Census ACS
Median income
$66,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawano School District
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Shawano Community MiddleMiddle · 436 students
- Brener ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Other schools in Shawano
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Shawano Community MiddleMiddle · 436 students
- Brener ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Brener Elementary0.4 mi · 389
- Shawano Community Middle0.7 mi · 436
- LEADS Primary Charter School0.9 mi · 80
- Hillcrest Primary School0.9 mi · 472
- Bonduel High7.4 mi · 275
- Bonduel Middle7.4 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Shawano HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shawano High?
Shawano High enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shawano High serve?
Shawano High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shawano High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Shawano High.
What is the student diversity at Shawano High?
Student demographics at Shawano High are roughly 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Shawano High public or private?
Shawano High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawano School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.