Original Research by School Decision on Oconto High
Oconto High is the sole public high school in the Oconto Unified School District, serving grades nine through twelve as a regular school. The student body is moderate in size for a high school, with a clear concentration in the upper grades. The demographic profile is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and very small numbers from other racial and ethnic groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on the number of students with Individualized Education Programs and English learners was not available in the materials reviewed.
No state assessment results were available for this school, nor was a four-year graduation rate reported in the data we examined. Chronic absenteeism figures were also absent. This means that standard measures of academic performance and student outcomes are not part of the public record used here. A parent or guardian who wants to understand how students at Oconto High perform on state tests, how many graduate on time, and how attendance patterns look would need to seek that information directly from the school or the district.
The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet program. It does not have Title I status listed. Course offerings, Advanced Placement or dual-credit options, career and technical education pathways, and other programs were not included in the available data, so nothing can be said about the breadth or focus of the academic program.
Oconto is a small city that serves as the county seat, located where the Oconto River meets the Bay of Green Bay. Its economy combines manufacturing—particularly boat building, food processing, and lumber and paper work—with tourism and county government employment. The built environment is compact, with a historic downtown core of about three dozen blocks, and the city is car-dependent for most errands, though its core is walkable. The population has been fairly stable over recent decades, with no signs of rapid growth. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to national figures. Two major referendums have passed in recent years: a recurring operational revenue increase in 2023 to support staff retention and programming, and a capital referendum in 2024 to fund facility upgrades including safety improvements, roofing, and HVAC. These votes signal community investment in the district’s finances and infrastructure.
The data available for Oconto High does not include the metrics commonly used to place a school relative to other districts in the county, such as proficiency rates, graduation rates, or chronic absenteeism, so a comparison is not possible here. The school’s overall profile is that of a small, predominantly white public high school in a stable, working-class small city. Without academic outcome data, a parent looking at Oconto High would likely want to ask the school directly about state test results, graduation trends, and the specific courses and pathways available to students.
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