A part of Waconia Public Schools, the school has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in grades 9 through 12 and serves the communities of Waconia, St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Victoria and New Germany.

After a previous 2011 referendum failed,[3] a November 2014 referendum to expand Clearwater Middle School and turn it in to a new high school passed.

[5] Advanced Placement program classes are offered at Waconia.

About forty percent of WHS students take at least one AP class at some point in high school.

[6] After previously competing in the Wright County Conference, Wildcat teams moved to the Metro West Conference in advance of the 2020–2021 school year.