West Iron County Middle and High School

West Iron County High School
Entrance to West Iron County Middle and High School (2024)
Location
701 Nick Baumgartner Way [1] Iron River , Michigan 49935 United States
Coordinates	46°04′53.9″N88°38′00.4″W / 46.081639°N 88.633444°W / 46.081639; -88.633444
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1968
School district	West Iron County Public Schools
Superintendent	Kevin Schmutzler [2] [3]
Principal	Mike Berutti
Teaching staff	24.28 (FTE) [4]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	403 [4]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	18.04 [4]
Campus type	Town
Color(s)	Blue   White
Athletics conference	WestPAC
Nickname	Wykons
Rival	Forest Park High School
Yearbook	Wykon
Feeder schools	Stambaugh Elementary School
Website	westiron.org/middle-high-school-staff/

The West Iron County High School is one of two high schools in Iron County, Michigan. It is part of the West Iron County School District. Their mascot is the Wykon. This school was a consolidation of "Iron River High School" and "Stambaugh High School".

Notable alumni

• Nick Baumgartner: Winter Olympian in snowboard cross (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) and gold medalist (2022) ^[5]
• Jan Quarless: Division 1 head football coach ^[6]

External links

• School website

References

1. "West Iron County Public Schools". Westiron.org. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
2. DeRoche, Jerry (July 13, 2021). "Schmutzler takes over as superintendent at WIC". Iron County Reporter.
3. Kotecki, Kyle (May 6, 2021). "Manistee AD: 'It's time to go back home'". Manistee News Advocate.
4. "West Iron County Middle High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
5. "Nick Baumgartner". www.teamusa.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
6. "Inductee Class of 2011".