Wabeno High

Set in Wabeno, Wisconsin, Wabeno High is a low-enrollment senior high, overseen by Wabeno Area School District. It caters to 193 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Wabeno Area School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 389 students. Wabeno High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Wabeno High records that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 23% Native American, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wabeno High has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forest County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wabeno High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Forest County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,071, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Forest County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,483 students), of which Wabeno High is one.

Wabeno Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Wabeno High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Wabeno High's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 193). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Wabeno High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.