Summary:
Zip code 54501 has one listed public high school, Rhinelander High, which serves grades 9–12 in the Rhinelander School District and enrolls 757 students. The school’s recent ranking trend is encouraging: it rose from the 38th percentile in 2023–24 to the 60th percentile in 2025–26, ranking 215 of 533 with 3 stars. That is stronger than the district summary, which ranks the district 292 of 432, or the 32nd percentile, with 2 stars. Graduation and dropout outcomes are also strong: the graduation rate is 96.4%, above Wisconsin’s 92.0%, and the dropout rate is 0.2%, well below the state’s 1.1%.
In 10th-grade tests, the school outperforms its district in every reported subject, though often by small margins. Social Studies is its strongest relative subject: 62.57% proficient in 2025–26 versus 48.25% statewide, and 69.19% in 2024–25 versus 47.67% statewide. Science showed the largest one-year gain, rising from 33.93% to 45.08%, moving from below the state to slightly above it. English Language Arts remains close to the state average but slightly behind, improving from 45.24% to 47.15%. Mathematics is the largest relative academic gap: 38.86% in 2025–26 versus 42.93% statewide, though it improved from 34.52% in 2024–25.
For parents, the most important takeaways are that graduation and dropout outcomes are strong, Social Studies performance is well above state averages, and Science is improving. The main concern is chronic absenteeism: 19.6% at the school, compared with 12.8% in the district and 17.3% statewide. The school also reports 34.74% free/reduced lunch, $16,084 per-student spending, and a 15.7 student-teacher ratio. Math and, to a lesser degree, ELA remain areas to monitor relative to the state, even as the school’s overall rank and star rating have improved.
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