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Unity High

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Unity High ranks 361 st of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 32% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Unity High is a public 9–12 high school in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, serving 292 students in the Unity School District — a mid-sized rural school, larger than nearby Luck High (102 students), Clayton High (86), Turtle Lake High (119), and Clear Lake High (189), but smaller than Amery High (418), Osceola High (498), and Saint Croix Falls High (345). In 2025–2026 it ranked 361 of 533 Wisconsin high schools — the 32nd percentile with 2 stars — its best shown ranking, though nearby schools span the 17th to 89th percentile. The district ranks 331 of 432 districts, in the 23rd percentile with 1 star.

Academically, math is the clearest gap: 27.63% of 10th graders were proficient in math in 2025–2026, versus 42.93% statewide and the lowest among nearby schools (next lowest was Clayton High at 28.57%). Science proficiency was 35.53% vs. 43.2% statewide, English language arts 44.74% vs. 48.47%, and social studies 37.7% vs. 48.25%. Math, science, and ELA all improved from the prior year. The graduation rate was 90.9% in 2024–2025, below the state's 92.0% and below every nearby school (94.6%–100%), though the dropout rate was 0.0%.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 32.3% in 2024–2025, nearly double the state's 17.3% and far above the district's 18.6% and every nearby high school, which ranged from 7.8% to 25.1%. Context matters — 54.11% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, the highest locally, while per-student spending of $14,524 was the lowest nearby. Encouragingly, the special education subgroup ranked in the 66th percentile with 3 stars and low-income students in the 49th percentile, both above the school's overall rank.

292

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,524

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1908 150th St
Balsam Lake, WI 54810-7267

(715) 825-2131

District: Unity School District

Feeder schools for Unity High:

Elementary:	Unity Elementary
Middle:	Unity Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

American Indian:

7.9%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Wisconsin avg46%

361^st of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

331^st of 432Unity School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	361 of 533	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	340 of 431	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	341 of 431	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	287 of 415	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	273 of 391	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	299 of 390	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	339 of 400	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	394 of 410	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	381 of 410	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	376 of 408	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	45.9	335 of 466	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.6	255 of 462	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	395 of 457	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	388 of 452	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	372 of 445	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.1	245 of 450	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.1	387 of 438	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.6	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	52.6	178 of 275	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	335 of 461	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	295 of 358	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	286 of 353	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	132 of 329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	193 of 343	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	234 of 332	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	298 of 343	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	267 of 355	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	229 of 446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	135 of 335	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.7	79 of 271	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	96 of 250	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	151 of 226	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	183 of 255	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	285 of 462	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	264 of 380	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	275 of 359	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	278 of 347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	222 of 354	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.8	367 of 373	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	114 of 333	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	249 of 344	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	247 of 285	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	250 of 300	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	210 of 269	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	260 of 266	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	255 of 261	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)66th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-4 vs state

Social Studies38%-11 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unity High	Public	9-12	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 825-2131	292	23	12.8	54.1%	239 (81.8%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	37.9	361^st of 533 public high schools	32.3%		28.7	340^th of 431 public high schools	21.1%	21	44.7	27.6	35.5								37.7		$14,524	$498	$14,026
Luck High	Public	9-12	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	102	9	10.9	36.3%	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	51.3	281^st of 533 public high schools	47.3%		55.4	197^th of 431 public high schools	54.3%	84	43.8	37.5	40.6								52.4		$20,275	$837	$19,438
Saint Croix Falls High	Public	9-12	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	345	23	15.0	25.8%	307 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	68.3	151^st of 533 public high schools	71.7%		46.4	246^th of 431 public high schools	42.9%	95	43.8	50.6	51.7								63.4		$14,690	$621	$14,069
Frederic 6-12 School	Public	6-12	1437 Clam Falls Dr	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 327-4223	214	19	11.5	46.7%	185 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	81.7	61^st of 533 public high schools	88.6%		55.2	199^th of 431 public high schools	53.8%	138	44.4	72.2	55.6	70.0	66.7	66.7	70.0	58.3	66.7	63.0	77.8	63.0	$17,873	$1,275	$16,598
Amery High	Public	9-12	555 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	418	32	13.2	32.1%	375 (89.7%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	74.9	106^th of 533 public high schools	80.1%		47.5	243^rd of 431 public high schools	43.6%	137	49.5	49.5	55.5								71.6		$15,597	$522	$15,075
Osceola High	Public	9-12	1111 Oak Ridge Dr	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-2127	498	32	15.4	21.3%	458 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	73.7	113^th of 533 public high schools	78.8%		66.5	125^th of 431 public high schools	71.0%	12	55.0	54.1	53.2								56.6		$18,934	$500	$18,434
Turtle Lake High	Public	9-12	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	119	12	9.7	37.8%	110 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	52.9	272^nd of 533 public high schools	49.0%		62.4	149^th of 431 public high schools	65.4%	123	35.7	39.3	39.3								62.1		$18,922	$858	$18,064
Clayton High	Public	9-12	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	86	10	8.5	39.5%	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	23.4	442^nd of 533 public high schools	17.1%		39.1	292^nd of 431 public high schools	32.3%	150	25.0	28.6	32.1								8.3		$20,741	$406	$20,335
Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	189	14	13.2	33.9%	172 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	65.3	181^st of 533 public high schools	66.0%		35.1	312^th of 431 public high schools	27.6%	131	60.0	50.9	50.9								29.4		$16,265	$416	$15,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity High

What district is Unity High in?

Unity School District

How many students attend Unity High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Unity High.

What is the racial makeup of Unity High?

Students at Unity High are 82% White, 8% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Unity High?

Unity High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Unity Elementary
Middle : Unity Middle

Is Unity High a good school?

Unity High ranks 361^st of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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