Summary:
ZIP code 54814 has exactly one high school, Bayfield High, serving grades 9–12 with 119 students in Bayfield, Wisconsin, as part of Bayfield School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, there are no in-ZIP peers to compare it with; the useful comparisons are between the school and its district or the state.
The completion picture is a strength. Bayfield High posted a 96.5% graduation rate in 2024–2025, above Wisconsin's 92.0%, and a 0.8% dropout rate, below the state's 1.1%. Class sizes also appear small, with a student-teacher ratio of 7.7 students per teacher, and per-student spending is $28,867—a high figure in absolute terms, though the data set includes no state benchmarks for spending or staffing ratios.
Attendance and academics are the main concerns. Chronic absenteeism was 58.0% in 2024–2025, well above the district's 45.9% and the state's 17.3%. In 2025–2026, proficiency was below the state in every reported subject: Social Studies 32.14% vs. 48.25%, English Language Arts 33.33% vs. 48.47%, Mathematics 12.5% vs. 42.93%, and Science 25% vs. 43.2%. Social Studies, ELA, and Science all declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 (by about 7 to 11 points); Mathematics has no 2024–2025 value in this extract, so no year-over-year comparison is possible. Bayfield High has held 1 star in each reported year—its 2025–2026 percentile is 16—and the district ranks 419th of 432 at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars. With a small 10th-grade cohort, year-to-year percentages can shift with just one or two students.
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