DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute

Set in Winnebago, Wisconsin, DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute is a micro-enrollment multi-level school, one of the schools within Wisconsin Department of Health Services. It instructs 3 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 272 students each, so DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute sits 99% leaner than that benchmark.

DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute is one of 4 schools operated by Wisconsin Department of Health Services, a district that enrolls 25 students overall.

On demographics, DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute logs that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 33% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute shows 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 0.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.6:1, putting DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Winnebago County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,925 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Winnebago County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,271 students), DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute is one campus in the mix.

Oaklawn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 81%: 16 students in 2018 compared to 3 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 2.6:1 in 2018 to 0.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for DHS Winnebago Mental Health Institute typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.