📍 500 Cedar St, Nekoosa, Wood County, 54457
Nekoosa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nekoosa, Wood County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nekoosa School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nekoosa High enrolls 295 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 295 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nekoosa High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-30, state senate district 24, state house district 70.
Nekoosa High is one of 6 schools in Nekoosa School District, based in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,197 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Nekoosa High is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe