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)
550324000365	291	De Soto High	Public	9-12	615 Main St	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 648-0100	124	14	9.1	38.7%	118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$20,296			$890			$19,406	38			(n/a)
551491001939	292	Tomah High	Public	9-12	901 Lincoln Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7358	902	62	14.5	42.0%	766 (84.9%)	15 (1.7%)	33 (3.7%)	11 (1.2%)	25 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.5%)	$11,981			$801			$11,180	38	23.5	348	56
550327000371	293	Deerfield High	Public	9-12	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	209	17	12.5	23.0%	172 (82.3%)	8 (3.8%)	17 (8.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$13,256			$375			$12,880	37.6	55.1	176	117
550267000302	294	Clintonville High	Public	9-12	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 823-7215	397	35	11.4	42.8%	317 (79.8%)	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$10,632			$659			$9,974	37.4	39	263	31
550597000657	295	Greenwood High	Public	7-12	306 West Central Ave	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 267-6101	155	18	8.5	38.7%	141 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$18,085			$1,086			$16,999	37	43	242	53
551353001773	296	Seymour High	Public	9-12	10 Circle Dr	Seymour	54165	Outagamie County	Seymour Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 833-2306	595	41	14.6	31.6%	449 (75.5%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.2%)	5 (0.8%)	55 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.4%)	$13,408			$535			$12,872	37	46.2	225	71
550264000296	297	Clinton Senior High	Public	9-12	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	322	25	12.8	39.8%	252 (78.3%)	10 (3.1%)	50 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$13,776			$316			$13,460	36.9	27.4	325	28
551497001951	298	Flambeau High	Public	9-12	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5559	147	14	10.3	60.5%	142 (96.6%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,550			$847			$14,702	36.6	24.5	343	45
550726000787	299	Dodgeland High	Public	9-12	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 386-4404	262	21	12.4	48.1%	220 (84.0%)	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,456			$1,177			$14,279	36.6	33.3	293	6
550876001011	300	Markesan High	Public	9-12	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 398-2373	242	18	13.4	34.3%	201 (83.1%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$13,466			$1,556			$11,910	36.5	32.7	297	3

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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.