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)
550882001021	131	Marshfield High	Public	9-12	1401 E Becker Rd	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-8464	1,242	80	15.4	33.4%	1,065 (85.7%)	16 (1.3%)	92 (7.4%)	26 (2.1%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	$13,329			$414			$12,915	64.9	62.6	135	4
550039000597	132	North High	Public	9-12	5000 N Ballard Rd	Appleton	54913	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5405	1,561	90	17.3	29.5%	1,109 (71.0%)	78 (5.0%)	168 (10.8%)	155 (9.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (2.9%)	$11,914			$932			$10,982	64.9	66.8	109	23
550600000661	133	Whitnall High	Public	9-12	5000 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8500	832	61	13.7	26.6%	567 (68.1%)	33 (4.0%)	138 (16.6%)	30 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.5%)	$12,506			$409			$12,097	64.7	65.6	116	17
550429000459	134	Elkhorn Area High	Public	9-12	482 E Geneva St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-4920	974	64	15.2	32.8%	764 (78.4%)	10 (1.0%)	168 (17.2%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	$12,678			$438			$12,240	64.5	59.1	156	22
550684000742	135	Iola-Scandinavia High	Public	7-12	540 S Jackson St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 445-2411	288	25	11.7	31.6%	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$13,940			$524			$13,416	64.2	38.9	264	129
551095001435	136	Oconto Falls High	Public	9-12	210 N Farm Rd	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 848-4467	521	35	14.8	29.8%	475 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$14,444			$375			$14,069	64.1	57.9	163	27
550270000307	137	Cochrane-Fountain City High	Public	7-12	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 687-4391	270	17	15.4	25.9%	253 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,700			$525			$12,174	64.1	32.6	300	163
550459000486	138	Fennimore High	Public	9-12	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	231	17	13.2	31.6%	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,486			$952			$13,534	64	82.3	52	86
550729000793	139	Kaukauna High	Public	9-12	1701 County Road CE	Kaukauna	54130	Outagamie County	Kaukauna Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 766-6113	1,261	79	15.9	20.9%	1,082 (85.8%)	22 (1.7%)	72 (5.7%)	26 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.9%)	$12,170			$328			$11,842	63.9	65.2	122	17
550008503136	140	Milestone Democratic School	Public, Charter	6-12	2758 Dairy Dr	Madison	53718	Dane County	Milestone Democratic School Inc	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 205-8110	42	7	5.7	7.1%	19 (45.2%)	3 (7.1%)	5 (11.9%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (28.6%)								63.8			(n/a)

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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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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.