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)
550822000908	251	Lomira High	Public	9-12	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	323	26	12.2	24.1%	285 (88.2%)	8 (2.5%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$13,487			$507			$12,980	45.3	66.3	112	139
550135000184	252	Bloomer High	Public	9-12	1310 17th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-5300	426	28	15.2	28.6%	407 (95.5%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,471			$310			$12,162	45.3	37.5	274	22
550099000132	253	Belleville High	Public	9-12	635 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	282	21	13.3	22.7%	238 (84.4%)	4 (1.4%)	22 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$12,324			$488			$11,838	45.2	65.3	121	132
550255000282	254	Chippewa Falls High	Public	9-12	735 Terrill St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2406	1,458	93	15.6	33.1%	1,324 (90.8%)	23 (1.6%)	36 (2.5%)	21 (1.4%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.1%)	$13,039			$376			$12,663	45.2	44.7	232	22
550753000865	255	Logan High	Public	9-12	1500 Ranger Dr	La Crosse	54603	La Crosse County	La Crosse School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 789-7700	754	70	10.8	47.2%	486 (64.5%)	46 (6.1%)	42 (5.6%)	79 (10.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (12.3%)	$16,323			$429			$15,894	44.6	48.1	213	42
550687000745	256	Iowa-Grant High	Public	9-12	462 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Grant County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 943-6312	203	14	14.1	34.5%	182 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$21,509			$434			$21,075	44.3	54.1	186	70
551188001557	257	Plum City High	Public	6-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	137	15	9	27.7%	115 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$15,512			$523			$14,990	44.1	46.5	224	33
551362001780	258	Shawano High	Public	9-12	220 County Road B	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 526-2175	803	50	16.2	42.5%	522 (65.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	10 (1.2%)	136 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.7%)	$12,374			$570			$11,804	44.1	34	290	32
550909001079	259	Menomonie High	Public	9-12	1715 5th St W	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 232-2606	1,011	65	15.5	35.6%	810 (80.1%)	11 (1.1%)	41 (4.1%)	83 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	54 (5.3%)	$12,203			$513			$11,690	43.8	34.9	286	27
551158001532	260	Pepin High	Public	7-12	510 Pine St	Pepin	54759	Pepin County	Pepin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 442-2391	120	10	11.5	18.3%	109 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$18,230			$1,468			$16,762	43.8	71.7	93	167

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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.