Rice Lake High School is a four-year public

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

located in

Rice Lake, Wisconsin Rice Lake is a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 9,040. The city is located mostly within the Town of Rice Lake. History Rice Lake was named in 1870 after nearby Rice Lake ...

. Rice Lake High School is a part of the Rice Lake Area School District.

School overview

The history of Rice Lake High School can be traced back to 1882. Rice Lake High School also has more than 250 staff members.

Demographics

RLHS is 88 percent white, four percent Hispanic, two percent Asian, and one percent black. Four percent of students identify as a part of two or more races.

Athletics

Rice Lake High School competes in the Big Rivers Conference for athletics. It has teams for football, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, basketball, hockey, baseball, softball, track and field, and soccer. Other schools in the Big Rivers Conference are

Chippewa Falls High School Chippewa Falls Senior High School is a public high school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. To locals, the high school is referred to as "Chi-Hi". The school belongs to the Big Rivers Conference of the WIAA. The school mascot is the Cardinal. ...

, Hudson High School, Eau Claire Memorial, Eau Claire North,

Menomonie High School Menomonie High School is a public secondary school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a student body of approximately 1,000 students with a staff of over 105. The Menomonie School District's only high school, ...

, and

River Falls High School River Falls High School is a public high school in River Falls, Wisconsin. Extracurricular activities Marching band The RFHS marching band has won its class in marching band competition 21 times since 1985. It won the AAA division state titles ...

. Rice Lake High School sports teams were originally in the Heart of the North Conference in 1929. In 1986, football entered the Big Rivers Conference, along with hockey in 1988. All sports entered into the Big Rivers Conference in 1989. The boys basketball team won 15 conference championships during the Heart of the North era, and 8 championships since joining the Big Rivers Conference. The boys hockey team has won 4 championships. The football team has won one conference championship.

References

External links

Rice Lake High School official website

Rice Lake Area School District official website
{{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin 1882 establishments in Wisconsin Education in Barron County, Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1882