In March of 1979, Northland Lutheran High School formed an association and called an administrator (John Schultz) and two teachers. Freshman and Sophomore classes were established, and classes began that September. Northland Lutheran High School used temporary relocatable buildings for classrooms and started in Merrill, Wisconsin.
Northland Relocates
Northland Lutheran High School relocated to a temporary facility in Wausau in 1987. A building owned by St. Mary Catholic Church of Wausau would be our home for many years to come. It was a very old building and not very impressive from the outside, but it was a school - our school for the next eleven years. It was a good home with a good landlord.
A Permanent Ministry
On August 22, 1999, Northland dedicated its first permanent facility. God blessed our school with a new building, room for sporting facilities, and future expansion in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin, just south of Wausau. Enrollment has grown in recent years to the 2024-25 school year enrollment of 123 students. Over the years, students have traveled daily from Neillsville, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Plover, Birnamwood, Tomahawk, Eagle River, Rhinelander, Merrill, Medford, Athens, Marathon, Wautoma, Waupaca, as well as the greater Wausau area. Throughout its entire existence, God has blessed Northland Lutheran High School in its ministry to students and families as we prepare all students for this life and eternity through premier Christ-centered education.