West High

Located at 1200 W Wausau Ave, in Wausau, Wisconsin, West High is an expansive senior high that works with 1,470 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Wausau School District. Enrollment runs roughly 209% above the state mean of about 475.

Wausau School District runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,738 students. West High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, West High lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marathon County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, West High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marathon County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,884 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West High is one of 52 public schools in Marathon County (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students).

Grant Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

West High operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 1,347 students in 2018 compared to 1,470 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 61% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.