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)
550852002265	271	Shabazz-City High	Public	9-12	1601 N Sherman Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2440	114	15	7.7	36.8%	65 (57.0%)	13 (11.4%)	20 (17.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.3%)	$23,155			$399			$22,758	41.7			(n/a)
551686002195	272	Winter High	Public	9-12	6585 W Grove St	Winter	54896	Sawyer County	Winter School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 266-3301	78	6	12.1	65.4%	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$17,811			$1,019			$16,792	41.6	49.1	211	61
550627000690	273	Hayward High	Public	9-12	10320 N Greenwood Ln	Hayward	54843	Sawyer County	Hayward Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 634-2619	512	40	12.9	52.3%	336 (65.6%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$13,389			$740			$12,649	41.2	57.1	168	105
551668002182	274	Whitewater High	Public	9-12	534 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8100	595	47	12.7	44.5%	333 (56.0%)	17 (2.9%)	214 (36.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$16,073			$1,461			$14,611	40.7	20.4	366	92
550258000290	275	Clayton High	Public	9-12	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	96	9	10.1	37.5%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$16,037			$620			$15,417	40.6			(n/a)
551419001845	276	Spencer Junior High/High	Public	6-12	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 659-4211	337	24	14.2	37.1%	300 (89.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,851			$412			$13,439	40.1	27.5	324	48
550963001274	277	Lakeland High	Public	9-12	9573 State Hwy 70	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Lakeland Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5252	705	51	13.7	47.7%	430 (61.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.7%)	8 (1.1%)	181 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.1%)	$18,703			$1,730			$16,973	39.8	42.3	244	33
551206002284	278	Portage High	Public	6-12	301 E Collins St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-8545	647	48	13.3	0.5%	539 (83.3%)	11 (1.7%)	65 (10.0%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$12,038			$873			$11,164	39.7	50.2	200	78
551674002187	279	Williams Bay High	Public	9-12	500 W Geneva St	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 245-6224	180	15	12	35.0%	152 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,507			$621			$12,885	39.7	38.3	271	8
550147000189	280	Bonduel High	Public	9-12	400 W Green Bay St	Bonduel	54107	Shawano County	Bonduel School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 758-4850	259	22	11.5	28.6%	235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$14,526			$510			$14,017	39.4	38.4	269	11

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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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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.