Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School

Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School operates as an expansive four-year high school in Waupun, Wisconsin, part of Waupun School District. Current enrollment sits at 832 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 75% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Waupun School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,166 students. Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dodge County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.3%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dodge County put median household income runs about $75,929, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Dodge County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students), of which Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School is one.

Waupun Area Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.8%.

Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 50%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 832 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.