Thorp High

Set in Thorp, Wisconsin, Thorp High is an one-room-style four-year high school, overseen by Thorp School District. It educates 181 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Thorp High sits 62% below that benchmark.

Thorp High is one of 2 schools operated by Thorp School District, a district that educates 502 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Thorp High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thorp High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 45.1%.

In the surrounding community, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $67,400, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Clark County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,522 students), of which Thorp High is one.

The closest other public school is Thorp Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Thorp High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thorp High has fell 3%, going from 187 students in 2018 to 181 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Thorp High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.