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)
551707002209	261	Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1801 16th St S	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6750	1,380	81	17	42.1%	1,150 (83.3%)	30 (2.2%)	67 (4.9%)	67 (4.9%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.6%)	$13,129			$806			$12,323	43.8	44.7	234	27
550885001025	262	Mauston High	Public	9-12	800 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 847-4410	381	30	12.6	40.7%	324 (85.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.6%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$12,787			$512			$12,275	43.8	37.1	275	13
551710002222	263	Wittenberg-Birnamwood High	Public	9-12	400 W Grand Ave	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 253-2211	331	25	13.1	37.5%	273 (82.5%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.7%)	$13,007			$383			$12,625	43.6	31.1	307	44
550291000327	264	Crandon High	Public	9-12	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6125	242	15	15.6	37.2%	130 (53.7%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	73 (30.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.7%)	$13,357			$402			$12,957	43.5	27.4	326	62
551587002045	265	Waupun Area Senior High	Public	9-12	801 E Lincoln St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 324-5591	574	37	15.3	35.7%	495 (86.2%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$11,445			$361			$11,084	43.2	29.4	313	48
551272001682	266	Rhinelander High	Public	9-12	665 Coolidge Ave	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 365-9500	749	44	16.9	42.3%	675 (90.1%)	15 (2.0%)	22 (2.9%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	$16,600			$545			$16,056	43	36.4	279	13
551113001476	267	Parkview High	Public	9-12	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2994	234	21	11.2	32.1%	210 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$8,904			$1,036			$7,867	42.2	49.8	202	65
551548001982	268	Big Foot High	Public	9-12	401 Devils Ln	Walworth	53184	Walworth County	Big Foot Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-2116	456	33	13.8	34.2%	333 (73.0%)	6 (1.3%)	104 (22.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$14,720			$759			$13,961	42.1	47.5	216	52
550675000733	269	Hurley High	Public	6-12	5503 W Range View Dr	Hurley	54534	Iron County	Hurley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 561-4900	324	24	13.6	45.1%	303 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,756			$584			$12,171	41.9	35.3	284	15
550594000653	270	Greenfield High	Public	9-12	4800 S 60th St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-6200	1,157	81	14.3	47.2%	585 (50.6%)	70 (6.1%)	327 (28.3%)	91 (7.9%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.6%)	$12,988			$895			$12,093	41.8	30.3	310	40

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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.