Best High Schools in Wisconsin

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ACT and Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550468000498	321	Fond du Lac High	Public	9-12	801 Campus Dr	Fond du Lac	54935	Fond du Lac County	Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 906-3000	1,928	114	16.9	41.1%	1,221 (63.3%)	161 (8.4%)	353 (18.3%)	62 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.4%)	$11,709			$465			$11,244	32.4	38.9	266	55
551035001357	322	Neillsville High	Public	9-12	401 Center St	Neillsville	54456	Clark County	Neillsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 743-8738	242	17	14.3	43.8%	211 (87.2%)	10 (4.1%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,604			$584			$12,020	30.7	24.5	342	20
550060000091	323	Auburndale High	Public	6-12	10629 North Rd	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 652-2115	398	31	13	28.6%	369 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,718			$456			$11,262	30.5	30.5	309	14
550174000212	324	Brodhead High	Public	9-12	2501 W 5th Ave	Brodhead	53520	Green County	Brodhead School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 897-2155	322	24	13.5	37.0%	288 (89.4%)	8 (2.5%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,328			$427			$13,900	30.4	29	316	8
550102000135	325	Belmont High	Public	7-12	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	163	15	10.6	32.5%	146 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$14,227			$788			$13,438	30.2	44.6	236	89
550567000602	326	Grantsburg High	Public	9-12	480 E James Ave	Grantsburg	54840	Burnett County	Grantsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 463-2531	263	18	14.8	42.2%	228 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$14,072			$373			$13,699	30.1	27.3	328	2
550279000316	327	Colfax High	Public	7-12	601 University Ave	Colfax	54730	Dunn County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 962-3155	337	24	14.1	36.8%	319 (94.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,236			$885			$12,352	29.9	23.3	349	22
551254001658	328	Kickapoo High	Public	6-12	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Richland County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 627-0103	258	20	12.6	40.7%	243 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,375			$1,152			$12,224	29.4	25.4	338	10
551161001534	329	Peshtigo High	Public	9-12	380 Green St	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 582-3711	328	21	15.6	31.4%	314 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,639			$259			$11,379	29.2	29.3	314	15
550156000200	330	Bowler High	Public	7-12	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	136	18	7.5	61.0%	58 (42.6%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.8%)	$18,312			$1,171			$17,141	28.7	33.8	292	38

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam Social Studies, ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.