Summary:
The Bayfield School District in Wisconsin includes just one high school: Bayfield High, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls about 119 students. Because the district has a single high school, every high-school figure below describes that one campus, and its small size matters — with grade levels this small, a handful of students can shift a percentage by several points, so year-to-year swings should be read with caution.
There is real good news on completion. Bayfield High posted a 96.5% graduation rate in 2024–2025, above Wisconsin's 92.0%, and a dropout rate of 0.8%, lower than the state's 1.1%. The school also has a very small student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1 and spends $28,867 per student. About 46.22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The concerns are attendance and academics. Chronic absenteeism hit 58.0% in 2024–2025 — more than half the student body — versus 45.9% across the district and 17.3% statewide. Proficiency trails Wisconsin in every reported subject: in 2025–2026, mathematics stood at 12.5% versus 42.93% statewide, with social studies at 32.14%, English language arts at 33.33%, and science at 25%. Each comparable subject also declined from the prior year. For 2025–2026, the school ranked 449th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (16th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranked 419th of 432 (3rd percentile, 0 stars). The central opportunity is converting strong staffing, spending, and graduation outcomes into better attendance and classroom results.
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