Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABENO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551539001979
Wabeno High
4325 N Branch St, Wabeno, WI 54566 · (715) 473-5122 · Forest County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
119 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 6 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 15% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Wabeno Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 36.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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%.
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 Wabeno High
Wabeno High's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabeno High this school | 193 | 61.7% | 39.0% |
| Gresham High Gresham | 155 | 60.6% | 41.3% |
| Fond du Lac STEM Academy Fond du Lac | 162 | 51.9% | 58.8% |
| Gillett High Gillett | 152 | 53.9% | 39.5% |
| Owen-Withee High Owen | 139 | 54.7% | 41.0% |
| Unity High Balsam Lake | 292 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
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 Wabeno High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #292 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #45 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #49 of 64 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #335 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #51 of 418 |
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
193
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 193 | 16.8 | 11.5:1 | 62% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 20.3 | 8.5:1 | 64% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 20.4 | 8.8:1 | 68% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 19 | 9.1:1 | 42% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 40% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 46% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wabeno High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (172 to 193); teachers down 12% (19 to 16.8).
About Wabeno High
At 4325 N Branch St in Wabeno, Wisconsin, Wabeno High operates as a small high school. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 193 students. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 59% lower.
Wabeno Area School District has 389 students spread across 2 schools.
Roughly 61% of students at Wabeno High are White. Other groups make up 23% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 78% of Forest County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 at Wabeno High, with 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. The average for public schools in Forest County is 39%.
allk12 grades Wabeno High a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Wabeno High's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 39.8%. Wabeno High scores 39.0%, within a point of that line.
Wabeno High is located in Forest County, where the median household income is $61,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Wabeno High, Forest County has 6 other public schools.
The school nearest to Wabeno High is Wabeno Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. On average proficiency, Wabeno High is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
Community posts for Wabeno High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Forest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,369
Census ACS
Median income
$61,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,483 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabeno Area School District
- Wabeno ElementaryElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Wabeno Elementary0.2 mi · 196
- Laona High8.5 mi · 146
- Robinson Elementary8.5 mi · 145
- Crandon High16.4 mi · 226
- Crandon Middle16.4 mi · 181
- Crandon Elementary16.4 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Wabeno HighHow large is Wabeno High?
Wabeno High enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 06-12.
Is Wabeno High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wabeno High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Wabeno High?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Wabeno High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wabeno High?
At Wabeno High, the student body is approximately 61% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wabeno High public or private?
Wabeno High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wabeno Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.