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)
550276000314	281	Coleman High	Public	9-12	343 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 897-2291	229	18	12.4	41.0%	207 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$13,748			$448			$13,299	39.3	27.8	323	42
550207000250	282	Cambria Friesland Middle/High	Public	6-12	410 E Edgewater St	Cambria	53923	Columbia County	Cambria-Friesland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 348-5548	160	14	11.4	30.6%	129 (80.6%)	3 (1.9%)	25 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,495			$1,190			$18,305	39.3	49.2	209	73
550879001013	283	Marshall High	Public	9-12	623 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1310	284	25	11.4	36.3%	188 (66.2%)	10 (3.5%)	59 (20.8%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	$13,062			$702			$12,361	38.9	20.8	365	82
550315000348	284	Darlington High	Public	9-12	11838 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 776-4001	257	24	10.9	40.1%	180 (70.0%)	1 (0.4%)	74 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,002			$553			$14,449	38.7	65.1	123	161
551515001963	285	Union Grove High	Public	9-12	3433 S Colony Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2434	1,009	63	16.1	12.0%	882 (87.4%)	10 (1.0%)	79 (7.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.8%)	$15,942			$356			$15,586	38.6	42.5	243	42
550288000324	286	Cornell High	Public	9-12	708 Bridge St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 861-6947	104	6	16.1	56.7%	96 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$16,805			$1,555			$15,249	38.5	36.1	281	5
550486000526	287	Frederic 6-12 School	Public	6-12	1437 Clam Falls Dr	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 327-4223	226	19	12	54.0%	199 (88.1%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$13,459			$966			$12,493	38.3	29.7	311	24
550381000396	288	Drummond High	Public	9-12	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 739-6669	103	10	10.7	37.9%	90 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	$19,652			$2,186			$17,466	38.2	60	150	138
551383001814	289	Shullsburg High	Public	9-12	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	102	9	11.1	39.2%	87 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,577			$786			$13,791	38.2	77.8	65	224
550855000968	290	Little Wolf High	Public	9-12	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	193	16	12.3	32.6%	180 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$12,628			$693			$11,935	38.1	49.4	207	83

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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.

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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.