Youth Initiative High School

Youth Initiative High School is a private high school located in Viroqua, Wisconsin. The school was started in 1996 as a collaboration between a group of students, teachers and parents. It is democratically run, with students receiving one third of the decision-making power along with parents and school faculty.^[3]

Youth Initiative High School
Location
500 E. Jefferson St. Suite #302 Viroqua , Wisconsin United States
Coordinates	43°33′21.1″N 90°53′00.6″W
Information
School type	Private
Established	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
CEEB code	502342
NCES School ID	A9703709
Administrator	Matthew Voz
Teaching staff	11.5 (FTE) (2021–22)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	74 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	6.4:1 (2021–22)[1]
Mascot	Goat
Nickname	YIHS
Accreditation	Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (Associate Member)[2]
Publication	The Weekender, Kaleidoscope
Website	www.yihs.net
The Youth Initiative High School is located in Viroqua, WI

It is founded on a Waldorf curriculum and has been recognized by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America as a developing member.^[4]

In 2015, Youth Initiative High School was chosen by the international organization Ashoka as a "Changemaker School", making it the first high school in the United States to receive the award.^[5]