Summary:
ZIP code 54130 is home to two public high schools serving grades 9–12 — Kaukauna High in Kaukauna Area School District and Freedom High in Freedom Area School District — together enrolling about 1,720 students.
Freedom High is the smaller school, with 510 students, but it stands out for student outcomes and school conditions. Its 99.1% graduation rate and 0.2% dropout rate top Kaukauna High's 95.8% and 0.5%, as well as the state's 92.0% and 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 12.6% versus Kaukauna's 13.9% and the state's 17.3%, and its free/reduced lunch share is 12.55% versus 21.74%. Classes are smaller too, with a 13.7 student-teacher ratio compared with 16.1, and per-student spending is $16,669 versus $13,708. Freedom High also leads in English Language Arts (60.17% versus 50.53%) and Science (49.15% versus 47.70%), both above state averages.
Kaukauna High, the larger school with 1,210 students, is the stronger performer in Mathematics (55.48% versus Freedom's 46.61%) and Social Studies (60.59% versus 56.49%). Both schools rank nearly identically in 2025–2026: Kaukauna 129 of 533 and Freedom 131 of 533, each rated 4 stars. Social Studies proficiency jumped for both, up about 13 percentage points at Kaukauna High and 12.5 at Freedom High, while the state rose only 0.58 points. In short, both schools outperform the state on most measures, with Freedom High standing out for graduation, attendance, English and Science, and Kaukauna High standing out for Math and Social Studies at a larger scale and lower per-pupil cost.
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