📍 500 Cedar St, Nekoosa, Wood County, 54457
Nekoosa Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Nekoosa, Wood County. The school has 22 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nekoosa School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nekoosa Academy enrolls 22 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 73% male and 27% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.1% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19 | 86% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
14 of the school's 22 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 14 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 Academy 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 22 students, Nekoosa Academy is smaller than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe