High Schools in Cornell School District

Summary:

The Cornell School District in Wisconsin has only one high school, Cornell High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data analysis suggests that Cornell High School is facing some challenges, including declining performance, mixed academic achievement, and high levels of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

Cornell High School is ranked 289 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly above the state average at 91.0%, but its dropout rate of 1.3% is relatively low. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the school's overall performance and academic achievement.

Academically, Cornell High School's performance is mixed. While the school performed better than the state average in some areas, such as 10th-grade Forward Exam/Social Studies in 2023-2024, it underperformed the state average in other areas, such as 10th-grade ACT/English Language Arts and ACT/Science in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 56.73% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student for the 2020-2021 school year was $16,805, which is higher than the state average, indicating the need for additional resources and support to address the challenges facing the school.

District Detail

111 S 4th St
Cornell, WI 54732

(715) 861-6947

SchoolDigger Rank:
223^rd of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 392

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cornell High	Public	9-12	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	100	6	17.0	3.0%	90 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	39.6	289^th of 431 public high schools	32.9%		38.5	286^th of 431 public high schools	33.6%	3	45.0	42.9	$16,805	$1,555	$15,249

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Holcombe School District	4.01 mi	3	381^st
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	10.57 mi	9	228^th
Cadott Community School District	14.92 mi	3	238^th
Stanley-Boyd Area School District	15.91 mi	4	199^th
Bloomer School District	16.58 mi	3	279^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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