Summary:
The Nekoosa School District in Wisconsin is home to two high schools: Nekoosa High and Nekoosa Academy. While Nekoosa High has relatively low rankings and performance metrics, Nekoosa Academy appears to be the more troubled school in the district, with an extremely low graduation rate, high dropout rate, and high chronic absenteeism.
Nekoosa High is ranked 380 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its four-year graduation rate is 73.8%, and its test scores are significantly below the state average in all subjects. In contrast, Nekoosa Academy has no statewide ranking or rating information available, and its four-year graduation rate is only 23.0%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 6.4% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 38.5%.
Both schools serve a predominantly low-income population, with 48.14% of Nekoosa High students and 63.64% of Nekoosa Academy students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may be a significant challenge for the district. Additionally, the spending per student at Nekoosa High ($16,534) is higher than the spending at Nekoosa Academy ($10,111), but both schools are still performing poorly, indicating that the district may need to re-evaluate its funding and resource allocation strategies to better support student success.
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