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)
551209001576	91	Potosi High	Public	9-12	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	107	12	9.2	29.9%	102 (95.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$19,863			$454			$19,407	71.6	75.9	70	21
550411000443	92	Edgerton High	Public	9-12	200 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 561-6020	543	35	15.4	27.8%	460 (84.7%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$13,450			$249			$13,202	71.4	67.7	106	14
550465000490	93	Florence High	Public	9-12	425 Olive Ave	Florence	54121	Florence County	Florence County School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 855-2114	118	13	9	44.1%	103 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$19,063			$675			$18,388	71.4	63.4	131	38
550834000918	94	Luxemburg-Casco High	Public	9-12	512 Center Dr	Luxemburg	54217	Kewaunee County	Luxemburg-Casco School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 845-2336	609	42	14.5	18.9%	549 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,212			$601			$11,611	70.6	52.2	190	96
550123000172	95	Wisconsin Heights High	Public	9-12	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	219	16	13.3	20.5%	189 (86.3%)	8 (3.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$14,837			$764			$14,074	70.6	83.4	48	47
551044001363	96	New Auburn High	Public	9-12	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Chippewa County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2505	96	10	10	44.8%	92 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$15,109			$589			$14,519	70.5	29.4	312	216
550738000837	97	Kewaskum High	Public	9-12	1510 Bilgo Ln	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-3105	571	38	15	16.6%	525 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$12,268			$707			$11,561	70.4	81.2	59	38
550318000355	98	De Forest High	Public	9-12	815 Jefferson St	De Forest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6600	1,099	75	14.6	17.5%	892 (81.2%)	42 (3.8%)	72 (6.6%)	34 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.2%)	$12,537			$180			$12,358	70.4	64.6	124	26
550189000237	99	Burlington High School	Public	9-12	400 McCanna Pkwy	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0200	1,029	69	14.9	28.6%	833 (81.0%)	12 (1.2%)	144 (14.0%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.7%)	$13,938			$807			$13,131	70.2	59.6	152	53
551215001584	100	Prairie du Chien High	Public	9-12	800 E Crawford St	Prairie du Chien	53821	Crawford County	Prairie du Chien Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 326-3700	322	28	11.5	42.5%	297 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,356			$750			$11,606	70.1	61.2	145	45

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.