High school (grades 9-12) · Cuba City, WI

Cuba City High

Federal NCES profile for Cuba City High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 550303000333
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
📚 AP courses
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cuba City High earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wisconsin median.

#1 of 3
public schools in Cuba City · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
12.5:1
students per teacher
21.6%
free-lunch eligible

Cuba City High has class sizes near the Wisconsin median. Computed live against every Wisconsin school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cuba City High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Cuba City, WI.

Enrollment

262

Wisconsin · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.5:1

vs 14.4:1 Wisconsin avg

-13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

21.6%

vs 38.5% Wisconsin avg

-44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cuba City High compares with Wisconsin and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:112.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Cuba City High

Cuba City High is a mid-sized high school in Cuba City, Wisconsin, enrolling 262 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Wisconsin schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 21.6% of students eligible for free meals.

With 262 students, its enrollment sits close to the Wisconsin median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,202 scored Wisconsin schools.

Against 405 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #149.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 12/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 7 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 262 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

10.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Cuba City School District also operates Cuba City Elementary (288 students) and Cuba City Middle (129 students) alongside Cuba City High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Cuba City High compares

Cuba City High on the metrics families compare, against Wisconsin and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wisconsin Wisconsin avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.5:1 ▼ 13% 14.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.6% ▼ 44% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 262 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
262
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
21.6%
free-lunch eligible - 44% below the Wisconsin average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 39% in Wisconsin - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,630
per pupil, district-wide - below Wisconsin avg of $14,919
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 262 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 93.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Two or More 1.1%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 93.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.7, Cuba City High is less mixed than the Wisconsin school average of 35.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cuba City School District, which includes Cuba City High.

$14,630
Per student
-2%
vs Wisconsin
Avg $14,919
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.4%
State 44.3%
Federal 11.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Cuba City High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cuba City Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cuba City Middle Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cuba City High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cuba City School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wisconsin, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Cuba City High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Cuba City High

How many students attend Cuba City High?

Cuba City High has 262 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cuba City, WI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cuba City High?

The student-teacher ratio at Cuba City High is 12.5:1, which is 13% lower than the Wisconsin average of 14.4:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cuba City High?

21.6% of students at Cuba City High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wisconsin average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cuba City High?

The largest demographic group at Cuba City High is White at 93.9% of enrollment, in Cuba City, WI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cuba City High?

Cuba City High has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cuba City High rank among public schools in Cuba City?

By Resource Investment Index, Cuba City High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Cuba City, WI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Cuba City on the city page.

Is Cuba City High a good school?

Cuba City High earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wisconsin median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cuba City School District?

Besides Cuba City High, Cuba City School District also operates Cuba City Elementary (288 students) and Cuba City Middle (129 students). See the Cuba City School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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