Wautoma High

Located at 514 S Cambridge St, in Wautoma, Wisconsin, Wautoma High is a tight-knit high school that enrolls 388 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Wautoma Area School District.

Within Wautoma Area School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,300 students, Wautoma High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wautoma High reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wautoma High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 31.4%, a residual of -12.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Waushara County put the typical household earns roughly $67,107 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Wautoma High is one of 11 public schools in Waushara County (combined enrollment of about 2,542 students).

Riverview Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wautoma High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wautoma High has shrank 5%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Wautoma High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.