Waunakee High

As a well-populated high school in Waunakee, Wisconsin, Waunakee High enrolls 1,335 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Waunakee Community School District. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 181% bigger than typical.

Waunakee Community School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,415 students; Waunakee High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Waunakee High lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, The school reports having 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Waunakee High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dane County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waunakee High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dane County) records that median household earnings sit near $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Waunakee High is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: Waunakee Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waunakee High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.2%.

Waunakee High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waunakee High has edged up 3%, going from 1,294 students in 2018 to 1,335 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window.

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