Original Research by School Decision on Pulaski High
Pulaski High is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the village of Pulaski, Wisconsin. It is part of the Pulaski Community School District, which covers a rural-small-town area roughly a modest drive west of Green Bay. The school enrollment is sizable for a single high school in a community of this scale, drawing from Pulaski itself and the surrounding townships that feed into the district.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of students who identify as Hispanic, two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Asian. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school near the lower end of economic need compared to many other Wisconsin high schools, though the data shows a substantial majority of families likely work in middle-income jobs. The village itself has a median household income around the national median, with a young, working-family profile. Housing values in the area are moderate, and the typical monthly mortgage payment runs somewhat above the national average, while rents are more affordable relative to incomes.
The data we examined does not contain state assessment results for Pulaski High, so we cannot report on how students performed in English, math, or science. Similarly, no four-year graduation rate was available, and no chronic absenteeism figures were present. These gaps mean that a parent or resident cannot use this published data to compare academic outcomes with other high schools in the area, including those in neighboring Brown County districts, the stated comparison set. This may simply reflect that the state or school did not release those figures for the most recent year in the dataset, or that the school’s grade band is fully tested but the results were not captured here. It is not a sign of anything negative, but anyone considering Pulaski High would want to ask the school directly for its most recent state report card, graduation rate, and postsecondary readiness indicators to get a clear picture of student achievement.
What is documented is the community context. Pulaski is a compact village with a strong Polish heritage, noted annually by the large Polka Days festival. The village has a walkable core anchored by Shippy Park, and the Mountain Bay State Trail provides a multi-use path that runs through town. Civic anchors include several parks and the historic Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, which serves as a local landmark. The village population has grown modestly in recent years, with gradual infill rather than rapid expansion, and it functions partly as a commuter community for people working in the Green Bay metro area.
The district has pursued a series of voter-approved referendums to increase local school funding. In 2024, voters approved a recurring referendum allowing the district to exceed its state revenue limit over five years for educational programming, staff retention, student safety, and facilities maintenance. This followed a similar but smaller referendum in 2022. These decisions mean that property taxes in the district are structured to support higher per-pupil spending than the state base allows, and families living in the district should be aware of the tax impact when considering their budget.
Pulaski High is a comprehensive public high school serving a predominantly white, moderately lower-income student body in a stable, slow-growing small town with a distinct cultural identity. The absence of published academic performance data is the central question a parent would want to follow up on. The school itself does not appear to offer specialized programs such as magnet or charter options; it is a regular neighborhood high school. A family moving to the area for the community feel or the outdoor recreation access will find a straightforward local school, but they should request the school's own academic reports to gauge whether it meets their expectations for college and career preparation.
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