Stratford High

Stratford High is a senior high of tight-knit scale in Stratford, Wisconsin, overseen by Stratford School District, caters to 277 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 3 schools in Stratford School District (768 students total), Stratford High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Stratford High records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Stratford High has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Marathon County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stratford High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.7%; this one delivers 59.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marathon County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,884, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which Stratford High is one.

The closest other public school is Stratford Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stratford High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Stratford High's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 277). Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.