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)
551266001664	141	Reedsburg Area High	Public	9-12	1100 S Albert Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 768-8928	898	61	14.6	39.1%	755 (84.1%)	22 (2.4%)	85 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$11,554			$424			$11,130	63.5	49.2	210	69
551296001707	142	Richland Center High	Public	7-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 647-6131	563	43	13.2	51.9%	481 (85.4%)	10 (1.8%)	51 (9.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,286			$602			$11,682	63.5	23.7	346	204
551119001496	143	West High	Public	9-12	375 N Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-4090	1,627	114	14.3	29.3%	1,277 (78.5%)	55 (3.4%)	113 (6.9%)	96 (5.9%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.7%)	$12,839			$600			$12,239	62.9	63.2	132	11
550771000887	144	Lake Mills High	Public	9-12	615 Catlin Dr	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2355	488	32	15.3	29.7%	398 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$12,834			$486			$12,348	62.9	66.1	113	31
551317002885	145	D C Everest Idea School	Public, Charter	6-12	4704 Camp Phillips Rd	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 359-0511	65	4	15.7	29.2%	60 (92.3%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$11,837			$554			$11,283	62.8	98.6	4	141
550033000033	146	Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	341	29	11.7	21.4%	321 (94.1%)	7 (2.1%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,959			$417			$12,542	62.6	66.7	110	36
551704002200	147	Wisconsin Dells High	Public	9-12	1501 Brew Farm Rd	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 253-1461	603	33	18.2	48.3%	426 (70.6%)	9 (1.5%)	112 (18.6%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$12,226			$561			$11,665	62.6	48	215	68
551584002035	148	Waupaca High	Public	9-12	E 2325 King Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 258-4131	602	42	14.3	36.4%	548 (91.0%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$15,500			$859			$14,641	62.6	63.9	128	20
550489000530	149	Ozaukee High	Public	9-12	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 692-2453	187	19	10	24.1%	165 (88.2%)	3 (1.6%)	8 (4.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$11,947			$365			$11,582	62.5	56.7	170	21
550990001305	150	Monticello High	Public	9-12	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	100	10	9.7	31.0%	94 (94.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,082			$888			$14,194	62.4	65.5	118	32

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

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.