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)
550027000026	101	Altoona High	Public	9-12	711 7th St W	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 839-6031	564	35	16.1	33.0%	476 (84.4%)	10 (1.8%)	29 (5.1%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	$12,379			$151			$12,228	70.1	77.2	66	35
550006102807	102	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High	Public	9-12	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 924-3137	243	23	10.4	30.5%	217 (89.3%)	6 (2.5%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$16,705			$755			$15,951	70	65.4	119	17
550384000136	103	Durand Middle/High	Public	6-12	604 7th Ave E	Durand	54736	Pepin County	Durand-Arkansaw School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 672-8917	521	35	14.8	37.4%	476 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,229			$617			$11,612	70	51.4	193	90
551629002128	104	East High	Public	9-12	1305 E Decorah Rd	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5532	965	58	16.5	24.4%	807 (83.6%)	30 (3.1%)	79 (8.2%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	$12,447			$493			$11,955	70	66.1	114	10
550606000672	105	Saint Croix Central High	Public	9-12	1751 Broadway St	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 796-5383	491	32	15.4	17.5%	451 (91.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,740			$71			$12,670	69.5	38.6	267	162
550630000696	106	Southwestern Wisconsin High	Public	9-12	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	160	14	11.3	28.1%	153 (95.6%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,733			$720			$12,012	69.4	25.7	335	229
551233001600	107	Pulaski High	Public	9-12	1040 S Saint Augustine St	Pulaski	54162	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6708	1,144	74	15.4	20.4%	1,036 (90.6%)	9 (0.8%)	44 (3.8%)	12 (1.0%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.3%)	$11,074			$233			$10,841	69.1	61.6	143	36
550084000112	108	Barneveld High	Public	9-12	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	128	11	11.9	13.3%	124 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,964			$362			$11,603	69	84.8	45	63
550303000333	109	Cuba City High	Public	9-12	101 N School St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 744-8888	273	22	12.4	25.6%	259 (94.9%)	5 (1.8%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,362			$350			$15,011	68.4	51.3	195	86
551413001834	110	Southern Door High	Public	9-12	2073 County Trunk DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7333	327	31	10.6	31.5%	296 (90.5%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,117			$698			$13,419	68	53.8	187	77

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.