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Nekoosa High School

500 Cedar St, Nekoosa, WI, 54457-1398

Tel: (715)886-8060

Grades: 9-12 | 416 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Nekoosa High School serves 416 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the WI state average of 14:1.
The school's 88% graduation rate is lower than the WI state average of 94%.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body.
Nekoosa High School is the only public high school within Nekoosa, and operates within the Nekoosa School District.

The nearest elementary school is Humke Elementary School (0.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Alexander Middle School (0.2 miles away), and the nearest high school is John Edwards High School (3.6 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, WI Dept. of Educ.	Nekoosa High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	416 students

% Male / % Female	54% / 46%
Total Classroom Teachers	27 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(WI) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	14:1

	This School	(WI) School Average
% American Indian	2%	1%

% Asian	1%	3%

% Hispanic	6%	9%

% Black	2%	11%

% White	89%	73%

Unknown	n/a	3%

	This School	(WI) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	30%	32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Nekoosa School District
	This School's Agency	(WI) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	5	3
Number of Students Managed	1,338 students	927 students

District Total Revenue	$18,152,000	$11,891,000

District Expenditure	$17,098,000	$11,719,000

District Revenue / Student	$13,567	$12,827

District Expenditure / Student	$12,779	$12,642

District Graduation Rates	88%	94%

Nearby Schools:

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Nekoosa High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Niikuusra Community School
Grades: 4-8 | 0.2 mi. away

Alexander Middle School
Grades: 4-8 | 0.2 mi. away

Humke Elementary School
Grades: PK-3 | 0.3 mi. away

John Edwards Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 3.6 mi. away

John Edwards High School
Grades: 9-12 | 3.6 mi. away

View all schools in: Nekoosa, Wood County, Zip 54457

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