Northern Wisconsin Center
Chippewa Falls · WI · Wisconsin Department of Health Services · Public · K-12 combined
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DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility → DOC: Stanley Correctional Institution → Second Avenue School → Wildlands Charter School → Anthony Acres School → McKinley Charter School → Gilmanton High → North Star Academy →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Northern Wisconsin Center compares for families
What families should know about Northern Wisconsin Center.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility, DOC: Stanley Correctional Institution, Second Avenue School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Your state's public flagship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility Chippewa Falls |
Public | 0.2 | 1 | — |
| DOC: Stanley Correctional Institution Stanley |
Public | 19.6 | 1 | — |
| Second Avenue School Eau Claire |
Public | 11.2 | 15 | — |
| Wildlands Charter School Augusta |
Public · charter | 8.9 | 47 | — |
| Anthony Acres School Mondovi |
Public · charter | 22.9 | 30 | — |
| McKinley Charter School Eau Claire |
Public · charter | 8.7 | 73 | -52.3% |
| Gilmanton High Gilmanton |
Public | 35.6 | 39 | — |
| North Star Academy Cameron |
Public · charter | 37.7 | 38 | — |