Summary:
Pembine, Wisconsin is a small northern Wisconsin community served by a single high school in this data set: Pembine High, which serves grades 7–12 with 87 students as part of the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. Because there is only one school here, there is no local school-to-school comparison to make; the most useful benchmarks are the school's own history, its district, and Wisconsin state averages. Note that although it is listed as a high school, its data also includes middle-school grades.
The strongest signs are in completion and upper-grade outcomes. In 2024–2025, the graduation rate was 95.0%, above Wisconsin's 92.0%, and the dropout rate was 1.1%, matching the state. School rank history is also strong: Pembine High ranked 31st of 415 schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2022–2023, and earned 4 stars in 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, 10th graders exceeded state averages on ACT English Language Arts (62.5% versus 48.47%) and ACT Mathematics (50% versus 42.93%), and 10th-grade Social Studies was 62.5% versus 48.25% statewide.
The main concerns are absenteeism and middle-grade test results. Chronic absenteeism was 21.6% in 2024–2025, higher than the district's 12.7% and the state's 17.3%. In 2025–2026, 7th- and 8th-grade Forward Exam results were mostly below state, with 7th-grade Math at 23.08% versus 55.67%. The district itself is rated 1 star, 309th of 432 (28th percentile), a sharp contrast with the school's own ranking. Keep in mind that with only 87 students, percentages swing widely — 28.57% could mean roughly 2 of 7 students. Per-student spending is $28,199, the student-teacher ratio is 7.3, and 59.77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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