Summary:
Wausaukee, Wisconsin is a small rural school district in northeastern Wisconsin with three public schools — Wausaukee Elementary serving grades PK–5, Wausaukee Middle serving grades 6–8, and Wausaukee High serving grades 9–12 — with a combined enrollment of 385 students across the Wausaukee School District.
There are real strengths to note. Wausaukee High graduates students at 93.0%, above the state's 92.0%, with a 0.0% dropout rate. Wausaukee Middle posted the district's clearest above-state results in 2025–2026: 8th grade social studies at 73.68% versus 64.63% state, and 8th grade science at 57.89% versus 51.86% state. Wausaukee Elementary has the best attendance of the three, with 12.9% chronic absenteeism, below both the district's 16.8% and the state's 17.3%. Staffing ratios are favorable district-wide, ranging from 9.6 to 13.4 students per teacher, with Wausaukee Middle's 9.6 the lowest.
Academically, the district lags overall. It ranks 409 of 432 Wisconsin districts, and all three schools carry a 1-star rating. Wausaukee Elementary has the weakest test profile, including 0% proficiency in 5th grade math versus 51.81% statewide, 27.78% in 4th grade social studies versus 65.51%, and 15.38% in 3rd grade ELA versus 52.08%. Wausaukee High's ACT results trail the state in math (31.58% vs. 42.93%) and science (26.32% vs. 43.20%), and it has the highest chronic absenteeism at 19.8%, with the middle school at 18.7%. Spending is high at $17,180–$19,448 per student and free/reduced lunch ranges from 45.74% to 53.57%. Because cohorts are small, year-to-year swings can be dramatic and should be read cautiously.
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